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Date: Aug 1 05:45 2012

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Koichi Wakata (born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. __________________

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Date: Jul 31 23:14 2011

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Koichi Wakata (born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. Wakata is a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle missions and a long-duration stay on the International Space Station. Read more __________________

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Date: Feb 18 09:05 2011

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Wakata to be 1st Japanese ISS captain Astronaut Koichi Wakata will become the first Japanese captain of the International Space Station, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Thursday. Read more __________________

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Date: Feb 14 13:16 2009

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Veteran astronaut Koichi Wakata is offering himself as a human guinea pig through a prolonged stay aboard the International Space Station. Wakata, 45, will become the first Japanese to spend three months in space following his scheduled lift-off aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Kennedy Space Canter in Florida later this month. He was originally set to go in space on Feb. 12, but fuel tank valve problems caused a postponement. Read more __________________

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