NASA Names First Japanese Station Commander
JAPAN’S TURN: Veteran astronaut Koichi Wakata will become the first Japanese to command the International Space Station, NASA and its partners announced Feb. 18 while unveiling a lineup of nine crew members newly assigned to expeditions 35 through 39 in 2013 and 14. Wakata will take command of...
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