Koichi Wakata
Biography
Koichi Wakata is a veteran astronaut and globally recognized space leader who spearheads Axiom Space’s strategic expansion in the Asia-Pacific region and provides critical insight for the development of Axiom Station, the world’s first commercial space station. Wakata holds the Japanese record for the most space flights (five) and longest cumulative time in space (504 days). He made history as the first Japanese Shuttle Mission Specialist (1996) and the first Japanese ISS Commander (2014). He brings over 33 years of human spaceflight experience, having previously served as JAXA Vice President and ISS Operations Branch Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office.
Company Profile
Axiom Space
Company Profile
Axiom Space is the leading developer of next-generation orbital infrastructure and provider of human spaceflight services. Axiom Space is building the world’s first commercial space station, Axiom Station, and orbital infrastructure for orbital data centers and in-space manufacturing of semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. The company is pushing the boundaries of technological innovation and providing end-to-end solutions for the semiconductor industry to expand its research and manufacturing capabilities beyond Earth. Axiom Station and its scalable orbital infrastructure will enable the manufacturing of next-generation semiconductor materials for energy, compute, quantum, and automotive applications on the ground. Axiom Space is furthering American leadership in space exploration, elevating national space programs globally, and enabling the industrialization of space by redefining the pathway to sustained presence in the low-Earth orbit.
