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Akihiko Hoshide
Japanese astronaut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
'Akihiko Hoshide (星出 彰彦, Hoshide Akihiko, born December 28, 1968), also known as Aki, is a Japanese engineer and an astronaut with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). He was born in 1968 in Tokyo, but grew up in New Jersey in the United States.[1]
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Born | (1968-12-28) December 28, 1968 (age 55) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
Status | Active |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Keio University University of Houston |
Occupation | Engineer |
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NASDA/JAXA Astronaut | |
Time in space | 340 days 11 hours 41 minutes |
Selection | 1999 NASDA Group |
Total EVAs | 4 |
Total EVA time | 28 hours and 17 minutes |
Missions | STS-124, Soyuz TMA-05M (Expedition 32/33), SpaceX Crew-2 (Expedition 65/66) |
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He studied at the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore. In 1992, he earned a degree from Keio University in Japan. In 1997, he was awarded a Master of Science degree at the University of Houston in Texas.[2]
Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) accepted Hoshide into the astronaut training program in 1999.[3] He first trip to the International Space Station was in May 2008.[4] His second trip to the International Space Station was in July 2012.[4]