Akihiko Hoshide
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| NASDA/JAXA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Status | Active |
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December 28, 1968 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
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Other occupation
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Engineer |
| University of Houston | |
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Time in space
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140 days 17 hours 26 minutes |
| Selection | 1999 NASDA Group |
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Total EVAs
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3 |
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Total EVA time
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21 hours and 23 minutes |
| Missions | STS-124, Soyuz TMA-05M (Expedition 32/33) |
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Mission insignia
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Akihiko Hoshide (星出 彰彦 Hoshide Akihiko?, born December 28, 1968) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. On August 30, 2012, Hoshide became the third Japanese astronaut to walk in space.
He was born in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.
He received an International Baccalaureate Diploma from the United World College of South East Asia in 1987, a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Keio University in 1992, and a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering in 1997.
He joined the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in 1992 and worked in the development of the H-II launch vehicle for two years. From 1994 to 1999, he was as an astronaut support engineer for the NASDA Astronaut Office, supporting the development of the astronaut training program and supported astronaut Koichi Wakata during Wakata's training and mission on STS-72.
In February 1999 Hoshide was selected by NASDA (now JAXA) as one of three Japanese astronaut candidates for the International Space Station (ISS). He started the ISS Astronaut Basic Training program in April 1999 and was certified as an astronaut in January 2001. Since April 2001, he has participated in ISS Advanced Training, as well as supporting the development of the hardware and operation of the Japanese Experiment Module Kibō and the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV).
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