Akihiko Hoshide

The native form of this personal name is Hoshide Akihiko. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Akihiko Hoshide
Hoshide in 2020
Born (1968-12-28) December 28, 1968
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
StatusActive
Alma materKeio University
University of Houston
OccupationEngineer
Space career
JAXA astronaut
Time in space
340 days, 11 hours, 41 minutes
Selection1999 NASDA Group
Total EVAs
4
Total EVA time
28 hours, 17 minutes
Missions
Mission insignia

Akihiko Hoshide (Japanese: 星出 彰彦, Hepburn: 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.

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