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	STS-92 Mission Specialist 5: Koichi Wakata
		During his tenure with JAL, Wakata was involved in the research of structural integrity of transport aircraft, fatigue fracture, corrosion prevention program, and the environmental effects on fuselage polished aluminum skin on B-747, B-767 and DC-10 aircraft.
		Wakata was the NASDA Assistant Payload Operation Director of the Manipulator Flight Demonstration, a robotic arm experiment for the Japanese Experiment Module of the International Space Station, on STS-85 (August 7-19, 1997).
		Wakata is currently assigned as a mission specialist on STS-92, the fourth Space Shuttle mission to assemble the International Space Station, scheduled for launch in mid 2000.
	www.shuttlepresskit.com /STS-92/crew72.htm (452 words)

	STS-92 MISSION OVERVIEW
		Astronaut Koichi Wakata was again at the controls of the Shuttle’s robotic arm, using it to move the two astronauts around Discovery’s payload bay and the Space Station.
		Wakata latched the truss to the station at 1:20 p.m.
		Wakata and McArthur, the backup arm operator for the mission, maneuvered the robotic arm for a camera survey of the station and the Shuttle's payload bay.
	www.space-shuttle.com /sts92mission.htm (10774 words)

	STS-92 space shuttle mission: STS-92 space shuttle flight information, STS92 launch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Japanese Astronaut Koichi Wakata was again at the controls of the Shuttle's robotic arm, using it to move the two astronauts around Discovery's payload bay and the Space Station.
		Wakata began lifting the truss from the shuttle bay about 2 hours and 15 minutes later than originally planned due to a short-circuit aboard the shuttle early in the crew's day that cut off power to some equipment Wakata would need.
		Wakata latched the truss to the station at 2:20 p.m.
	www.thespaceplace.com /shuttle/missions/sts-92.html (4725 words)

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		Operating the shuttle's 50-foot-long robot arm, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata is charged with moving the boxy Z1 truss from Discovery's cargo bay to the top, or zenith, port of the U.S. Unity node, one of the three modules currently making up the space station.
		Then (robot arm operator Koichi Wakata) is going to take me to a location between the US segment and the Russian segment of the space station, and we'll then configure the arm with a bracket that I can stick my feet in.
		Koichi is going to stick me underneath Z1, and I will release the first six cables from their temporary location on Z1 and attach them to the Node.
	www.cbsnews.com /network/news/space/STS-92_Archive.txt (21038 words)

	Astronaut Bio: Koichi Wakata (1/2006)
		During his tenure with JAL, Dr. Wakata was involved in multiple research and engineering projects in the fields of structural integrity of transport aircraft, fatigue fracture, corrosion prevention, and the environmental effects on fuselage polished aluminum skin on B-747 aircraft.
		He was the NASDA Assistant Payload Operations Director of the Manipulator Flight Demonstration, a robotic arm experiment for the Japanese Experiment Module of the International Space Station, on STS-85 (August 7-19, 1997).
		Wakata flew as the first Japanese mission specialist on this 9-day mission during which the crew retrieved the Space Flyer Unit (launched from Japan 10 months earlier), deployed and retrieved the OAST-Flyer, and conducted two spacewalks to demonstrate and evaluate techniques to be used in the assembly of the International Space Station.
	www.jsc.nasa.gov /Bios/htmlbios/wakata.html (555 words)

	SPACE.com -- The STS-92 Crew Astronaut Biographies
		What's more, Wakata is expected to lift a 12-foot- (3.6-meter-) long shuttle docking port so it can be put in place on the side of the growing international space complex.
		Wakata will be operating the robot arm from a workstation at the rear of Discovery's flight deck, and his view out the shuttle's back windows will be almost entirely blocked by the looming space station.
		Wakata, 37, honed his skills with the robot arm on a 1996 shuttle flight that called for him to snatch a free-flying Japanese satellite out of orbit for a return trip to Earth, and then deploy and retrieve a second spacecraft.
	www.space.com /missionlaunches/missions/sts92_crew_bios-6.html (433 words)

	STS-92 Crew Members
		Wakata previously flew on STS-72, using the Shuttle’s robot arm to retrieve a Japanese science satellite which had been launched on a Japanese H-II rocket.
		Wakata is designated as Mission Specialist 5 (MS 5) during Discovery’s flight, responsible for all robot arm operations.
		Wakata will spend four days using the arm to transport four spacewalkers around the ISS as they connect umbilicals and electrical cables between the Z1 truss, the new mating adapter and the ISS modules.
	www.shuttlepresskit.com /STS-92/crew.htm (913 words)

	Augusta Georgia: technology@ugusta: Astronauts go on third spacewalk 10/18/00
		On Tuesday's spacewalk, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, the shuttle robot arm operator, had the difficult challenge of ferrying Chiao from the shuttle cargo bay to the newly installed space station truss, called the Z1.
		Once Wakata had lifted Chiao and the converter up to the truss, the spacewalkers were to align the device and bolt it down before repeating the drill with the second converter.
		Wakata then lifted the 2,700-pound port up to the station on the end of the shuttle's 50-foot arm, and Lopez-Alegria and Wisoff called out verbal instructions to help Wakata push it into place.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/101800/tec_LA0589-7.shtml (523 words)

	wakata92 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Koichi Wakata was born August 1, 1963, in Omiya, Saitama, Japan.
		He explains that this means, "By broadening our frontier in space together, while protecting the environment of our home planet Earth, we will be able to acquire new values and culture as one people - 'Chikyu-jin' - with no awareness of boundaries or race and that the ISS is an important step to achieve this".
		During STS-92 Koichi Wakata photographed his personal patch, after he placed it on a window of Space Shuttle Discovery.
	www.mach25.nl /~jacques/sp/Wakata92.html (410 words)

	JSC Features - NEEMO 10 mission a success (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Koichi Wakata gives a thumbs-up prior to splashdown.
		Koichi Wakata (right) and Dominic Landucci smile for the camera through the main portal of their undersea habitat.
		Koichi Wakata takes a moment to pose for a picture during an EVA.
	www1.jsc.nasa.gov /jscfeatures/articles/000000545.html (310 words)

	Wakata
		Nobutaka Wakata, are residents of Omiya, Saitama, Japan.
		Wakata's technical assignments to date include: payload science support for the Astronaut Office Mission Development Branch (April 1993 to February 1995); Space Shuttle flight software verification testing in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) (April to October 1994); Space Station and Space Station Robotics for the Astronaut Office EVA/Robotics Branch (March 1996 to date).
		Most recently, Wakata was a mission specialist on STS-72 (January 11-20, 1996), aboard Endeavour.
	www.astronautix.com /astros/wakata.htm (2501 words)

	Return of Mr. Wakata after Finishing ISS Construction Work
		Koichi Wakata (age 37) from National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), who had engaged in construction work of International Space Station (ISS), returned to Edwards Air Force Base in California, U.S.A. on October 24, at 1:59 PM (Japan time: October 25, at 5:59 AM).
		Wakata was in charge of work related to Z1 truss etc. by operating the Remote Manipulator System of the space shuttle.
		Wakata's flight was his 2nd following that in January 1996.
	211.120.54.153 /english/news/2000/10/001053.htm (215 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| STS-92 \| Today's spacewalk will add new docking port to station
		Wakata will have to attach PMA-3 in the blind as he maneuvers it above the shuttle's crew cabin, relying on verbal cues from the spacewalkers and data from the Canadian-built Space Vision System.
		"Koichi Wakata takes the arm and grabs this thing and lifts it up over the nose of the orbiter and sticks it on the nadir docking port of the Node," Wisoff explained in a NASA interview.
		But given Wakata's flawless performance so far, it is doubtful he will have any problems.
	www.spaceflightnow.com /shuttle/sts092/001016eva2 (1535 words)

	SHUTTLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		TEXT: Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata [KO-EE-CHEE WAH-KAH-TAH] used the shuttle's crane to hoist an 86-hundred kilogram box-like truss out of the cargo compartment and attach it to the outside of the station's U-S module.
		Wakata needed to see what he was doing.
		On Monday, Koichi Wakata will control the crane again to install another docking port on the U-S module.
	www.fas.org /news/russia/2000/russia-001014.htm (479 words)

	CJ Online \| News \| Segment attached to space station 10/15/00
		The shuttle's robot arm operator, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, installed the girderlike truss after more than three hours of anxious delay.
		The short occurred as Wakata was preparing to latch onto the truss in the shuttle cargo bay and lift it onto the space station.
		The computerized vision system was crucial since Wakata didn't have a direct line of sight from the shuttle cockpit for precise alignment.
	www.cjonline.com /stories/101500/new_spacestation.shtml (636 words)

	Corpus Christi Caller Times Caller.com - Astronauts attach dock to station
		The clearances were tight, and Jeff Wisoff and Michael Lopez-Alegria floated alongside the space station, calling out instructions, as Koichi Wakata gently nudged the docking port into place with the space shuttle's robot arm.
		Once the latches were freed, Japanese astronaut Wakata lifted the 2,700-pound docking port on the end of Discovery's robot arm and positioned it on the space station.
		The spacewalkers, one on each side, sounded like moving men as they advised Wakata during the final 1 ½ feet: Go in 3 inches, pitch up 1 degree, turn one-quarter of a degree to the left.
	www.caller2.com /2000/october/17/today/national/6825.html (304 words)

	John F. Kennedy Space Center - Mission Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the afternoon of flight day two, Discovery and her crew completed a successful rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station setting the stage for six days of construction and outfitting.
		On flight day three, Japanese Astronaut, Koichi Wakata, deftly maneuvered Discovery's robotic arm to lift the Zenith Z1 Truss from the Shuttle's payload bay and berthed it to a port on the Unity connecting module.
		Inside Unity, Pilot Pam Melroy and crewmate Jeff Wisoff opened the hatch where the new truss was attached and installed grounding connections between the framework and the Station.
	www.stsliftoff.com /missionarchive/sts92.htm (402 words)

	JAXA Astronuat Helping With Robot Repair Design
		KOICHI WAKATA Astronaut, Manned Space Technology and Astronauts Department, Office of Space Flight and Operations Born 1963, in Omiya, Saitama, Japan.
		In April 1992, Wakata was selected as an astronaut candidate for the International Space Station assembly and operation flight by the National Space Development Agency of Japan (now part of JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and started training as a Shuttle Mission Specialist.
		Currently, he belongs to the EVA and Robotics branches of the NASA Astronaut Office Robotics Branch and is involved in the development of technologies for return to flight of the Space Shuttle, while serving as a robotics instructor astronaut.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/shuttle-04c.html (1132 words)

	Nobutaka Wakata: ZoomInfo Business People Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This automatically-generated summary was created using 3 references found on the Internet.
		NASA EXPERIENCE: Wakata reported to the NASA Johnson Space Center in August 1992.
		Wakata last flew as a mission specialist on STS-92, the fourth Space Shuttle mission to assemble the International Space Station.
	www.zoominfo.com /directory/Wakata_Nobutaka_32332346.htm (1082 words)

	NASA's Solar System Exploration: News & Events: 07.13.06: NASA Uses Undersea Lab to Prep for Future Space Exploration
		Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata will lead the crew on a seven-day undersea mission July 22 to 28 aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius underwater laboratory.
		Born in Saitama, Japan, Wakata reported to JSC in August 1992.
		Wakata has a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Science, and doctorate in aerospace engineering from Kyushu University, Japan.
	solarsystem.nasa.gov /news/display.cfm?News_ID=15677 (699 words)

	Kidsnewsroom's Weekly News For Kids
		Koichi Wakata, a Japanese astronaut, was moving the 50-foot arm when a short circuit knocked out several systems.
		Both of these instruments were intended to assist Wakata to position a huge Z-1 Truss into place on the $60 billion space station.
		With Lopez-Alegria's visual cues, Wakata was eventually able to move the 9-ton truss to its place on the space station.
	www.kidsnewsroom.org /newsissues/102000/index.asp?page=AroundWorld (334 words)

	Wet wear: Aquanauts test spacesuit concepts on ocean floor - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The primary goal of NEEMO 10's six-day mission was aimed at testing changes in spacesuit weight distribution that could affect an astronaut's performance during excursions on the Moon or Mars.
		"This is outstanding," Wakata said during one "moonwalk" dive, while his helmet-mounted video camera – webcast live via the Aquarius website– relayed images of the undersea laboratory and its surrounding sea life.
		Wakata and NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Karen Nyberg dived down to Aquarius on July 22 with professional divers Mark Hulsbeck and Dominic Landucci.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/science/space/2006-07-30-spacesuits-neemo_x.htm (866 words)

	BBC News \| SCI/TECH \| Shuttle begins landmark mission
		Discovery's crew of seven astronauts includes Koichi Wakata of Japan.
		He will operate the shuttle's robotic arm to manoeuvre the segments into a position where they can be bolted on to the station.
		Koichi Wakata will operate the shuttle's robotic arm
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/968086.stm (536 words)

	BBC News \| SCI/TECH \| Shuttle set for landmark mission
		Koichi Wakata will operate the shuttle's 15-metre (50-foot) robotic arm, lifting the two new segments from the orbiter's payload bay and positioning them on the station.
		"We feel very confident we will be able to accomplish all the tasks on this flight, and I'm very much looking forward to it," Wakata said in a preflight interview.
		This will support new solar panel "wings" to be delivered on a mission in November.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/954211.stm (337 words)

	koichi wakata - ResearchIndex document query (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Koichi Ogawa was born in Kyoto on May 28, 1955.
		Koichi Tokuno was born in 1966 in Hiroshima
		Jurgen Dix, Maarten van Emden, Ray Reiter and Koichi Furukawa were chaired by Wiktor Marek.
	citeseer.ist.psu.edu /cis?q=Koichi+Wakata (586 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wakata's assignment to the mission was announced by NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin and Japanese Science and Technology Agency Minister Riichiro Chikaoka, in Tokyo, Japan, today.
		Wakata participate in such an early and significant space station assembly mission," Goldin said.
		"His participation on this flight is symbolic of the close bond that has developed between the American and Japanese space programs, and the extent to which we rely upon one another to meet our mutual objectives in space." Wakata was selected as an astronaut in 1992 and has one previous space flight to his credit.
	www.aero.com /news/nasa_press/n970602a.txt (343 words)

	Go in Space (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On these boards, Barry and Wakata, two of the six Endeavour's astronauts, made history by playing the first board game ever in space.
		The foam board was the arena in which Barry and Wakata reenacted the 1936 retirement game of Shusai, as printed in the book The Master of Go.
		In the essay contest, the winner was 15 year old David Ho of Houston, Texas, a 10th grader in the Memorial High School in Houston.
	www.houstongoclub.org /GoInSpace/gisart.html (1298 words)

	STS-72 KSC-96PC-0106 - STS-72 MS Koichi Wakata greeted by Mamoru Mohri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata arrives in Florida (left) from the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
		Wakata represents the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan, as did Mohri before him.
		Wakata and five fellow crew members are scheduled to lift off aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on January 11, during an approximately 49- minute launch window opening at 4:18 am EST.
	science.ksc.nasa.gov /gallery/photos/1996/captions/KSC-96PC-0106.html (224 words)

	Department of State Washington File: Text: Shuttle Discovery Poised for Journey to Space Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Discovery crew, which includes Koichi Wakata of the Japanese Space Agency, will attach a nine-ton exterior framework and a three-ton docking port to the expanding space station complex during the 11-day mission, according to a NASA press release.
		During the 11-day mission, Wakata will use the shuttle's robotic arm to attach the framework and mating adapter to the station's Unity module.
		The other mission specialists will be divided into two space walking teams to conduct four planned space walks to provide electrical and data connectivity between the new components and the existing station modules.
	usembassy-australia.state.gov /hyper/2000/1002/epf114.htm (525 words)

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