Akihiko Hoshide

Akihiko Hoshide
Hoshide in a spacesuit in 2012
Born (1968-12-28) December 28, 1968 (age 55)
StatusActive
NationalityJapanese
Alma materKeio University
University of Houston
OccupationEngineer
Space career
NASDA/JAXA astronaut
Time in space
340 days 11 hours 41 minutes
Selection1999 NASDA Group
Total EVAs
4
Total EVA time
28 hours and 17 minutes
MissionsSTS-124, Soyuz TMA-05M (Expedition 32/33), SpaceX Crew-2 (Expedition 65/66)
Mission insignia

Akihiko Hoshide (星出 彰彦, Hoshide Akihiko, born December 28, 1968) is a Japanese engineer, JAXA astronaut, and former commander of the International Space Station. On August 30, 2012, Hoshide became the third Japanese astronaut to walk in space.[1]

  1. ^ William Harwood (August 30, 2012). "Spacewalkers run into major snag replacing power unit". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.

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