Axiom Space Welcomes Retired Japanese Astronaut Koichi Wakata

Mark Carreau April 08, 2024
Credit: JAXA
HOUSTON—Recently retired and long-serving Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata has joined Axiom Space to serve as the Houston-based company’s chief technical officer for the Asia-Pacific region and as a private astronaut. Wakata has logged 505 days in space over five...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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