Name: Wakata, Koichi Country: Japan M/F: M Number of Flights: 3

Space Flights Launch Date - Shuttle Landing Date - Shuttle
1. STS-72 January 11, 1996 - Endeavour January 20, 1996 - Endeavour
2. STS-92 October 11, 2000 - Discovery October 24, 2000 - Discovery
Space Flights Launch Date - Flight Up Landing Date - Flight Down
3. ISS Crew 18 March 15, 2009 - STS-119 (Discovery) July 31, 2009 - STS-127 (Endeavour)

Space Flights Descriptions
1. STS-72 Retrieved Japanese Space Flyer Unit
Deployed and retrieved the OAST-Flyer
STS-95
(Backup Crew)
Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test Payload (HOST)
Deployed and retrieval Spartan 201-05
2. STS-92 ISS Assembly Mission 3A
Delivered the Z1 Truss Segment on October 14, 2000 and PMA-3 on October 16, 2000 - Discovery docked with the International Space Station (ISS) from October 13, 2000 to October 20, 2000.
3. ISS Crew 18 ISS "Alpha" Expedition 18 Crew
Koichi Wakata replaced Sandra Magnus as the third crew member of ISS Expedition Crew 18 on March 17, 2009 during the STS-119 mission and remained aboard the International Space Station until the STS-127 mission.

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International Space Station Program - Phase II - 2000 / Phase IV - 2009 / Exp.-Crew
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Updated - July 31, 2009