Elon Musk recently shared a video of Japanese engineer and astronaut Koichi Wakata playing a game of solo baseball while floating in microgravity inside the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration ...

Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata recently shared an out-of-this-world moment aboard the International Space Station (ISS), capturing a fun and unique twist on America's favourite pastime.

Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata said he felt great after his latest 5-month stay aboard the International Space Station, adding that despite numerous difficulties during the mission he felt a ...

Using the Space Shuttle Discovery's 50 foot robotic arm, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata plucked a 2,700 pound (1,215 kilogram) docking port from the orbiter's cargo bay. With spacewalkers ...

Elon Musk shared a video of Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata playing baseball alone in the International Space Station, captivating social media. The footage shows Wakata pitching, hitting ...

Astronauts Nicole Mann and Koichi Wakata venture out on a spacewalk at the International Space Station on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (NASA via AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first Native American ...

Koichi Wakata, a veteran astronaut with decades of human spaceflight experience, recently posted a delightful moment from the International Space Station (ISS) on social media, which has caught ...

Axiom also hired Koichi Wakata, a former JAXA astronaut, in April 2024 as an astronaut and chief technical officer for the Asia-Pacific region. At the Spacetide conference in Tokyo in July 2024 ...

astronaut Koichi Wakata on board Russia's Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft in 2013. The Fram2 crew provided a better look at "Tyler," their zero-g indicator, as part of a video from the second day of ...

Astronaut Onishi Takuya has taken charge as the third Japanese commander of the International Space Station. A commercial ...