Japanese astronaut Wakata to fly to space on Crew Dragon mission in '22 October 12, 2021 at 12:14AM

Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata will join the fifth Crew Dragon space mission to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) next year, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said on Tuesday. The 2022 flight will see Wakata top the list of Japanese astronauts in terms of the number of space journeys.