Japan astronaut Koichi Wakata to embark on his 5th space mission

Astronaut Koichi Wakata will embark on his fifth space mission, a space travel record for a Japanese astronaut, aboard a new SpaceX ship in the fall of 2022 or later, Japan's space agency said Tuesday.The 58-year-old astronaut will board the fifth operational Crew Dragon developed by U.S. company Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and stay at the International Space Station for a long period of time, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said."This coming flight is going to be my first flight on board a commercial space vehicle. I recognize remarkable developments in the space field and …READ FULL ARTICLE