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Akihiko Hoshide

Japan

Akihiko Hoshide is a Japanese engineer and JAXA astronaut who has flown three spaceflights, including a Space Shuttle mission and two long-duration stays aboard the International Space Station. On his final mission in 2021, he became the second Japanese citizen to command the space station, leading part of Expedition 66. Hoshide has performed multiple spacewalks during his career in support of station assembly and maintenance work.

Facts
Birth Date
1968-12-28 3
Birth Year
1968 3
Nationality
Japanese 3
Notable Mission
STS-124 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Commander 1
Dating
Selection Year
1999 2
Connections

Associated With

JAXA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Akihiko Hoshide - Wikipedia

Operated By

JAXA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Akihiko Hoshide - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Japan

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Source Wikidata: Akihiko Hoshide
Sources
1. Akihiko Hoshide (Wikipedia)
Japanese engineer, JAXA astronaut, and former commander of the International Space StationView the Source
2. Akihiko Hoshide (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Akihiko Hoshide lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Akihiko Hoshide - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1968-12-28
  • Introduction, first sentence, parenthetical
    December 28, 1968
  • Introduction, first sentence, description
    a Japanese engineer
  • Infobox, missions
    STS-124
  • Operated By: JAXA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    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.
  • Associated With: JAXA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    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.
  • In Group: Japanese Astronauts, Lead sentence
    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.
View the Source
Wikidata: Akihiko Hoshide
Wikidata Q375641, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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