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Wakata full of praise for colleagues after latest ISS stay
Wakata, Japan ’ s best-known spaceman, held an online news conference April 5 to reflect on his latest 157 days in space. Wakata’s journey began in October 2022. He returned to Earth in March.
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Astronaut Onishi blasts off on mission as 3rd Japanese to lead ISS
Takuya Onishi and three fellow crew members embarked on Friday on a mission to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from Florida. Onishi, traveling in SpaceX's Crew Dragon ...
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Japan astronaut Wakata joins U.S. space station developer Axiom
Japanese veteran astronaut Koichi Wakata has announced his appointment as an astronaut and chief technical officer for the Asia-Pacific region at Axiom Space Inc., a U.S. startup planning to ...
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Edible toothpaste made for ailing father sent to space station
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) picked Oralpeace for use by astronaut Koichi Wakata, who headed to the ISS on Oct. 6, mainly for its waterless quality. Teshima said his father tried ...
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Crew-5, including Russia’s Anna Kikina, boards Crew Dragon spacecraft
The crew, which also includes NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, as well as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s astronaut Koichi Wakata, boarded the spacecraft at launch pad 39-A ...