Akihiko Hoshide

Mission Specialist

JAXAJapaneseACTIVE

FLIGHTS

w/ SPACEX

EVAs

340d 12h 52m

IN SPACE

BIOGRAPHY

Akihiko Hoshide is a JAXA astronaut and engineer. He first flew on STS-124 and then on Soyuz TMA-05M for Expedition 32/33, performing multiple EVAs. He flew again on SpaceX Crew-2 as a mission specialist and served as ISS commander for part of Expedition 65.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth

December 28, 1968

Birthplace

Tokyo, Japan

Selection

NASDA Group (1999)

EDUCATION

BS Mechanical Engineering, Keio University

MS Aerospace Engineering, University of Houston

Wikipedia Profile @Aki_Hoshide

MISSION HISTORY

Crew-2

April 23, 2021Flight #123

SpaceX launches the second operational mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, carrying NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Thomas Pesquet, and Akihiko Hoshide to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon lift off from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center. Both the booster and the capsule have flown previously, each a first for a commercial crew flight. The booster for this mission is expected to land on an ASDS. The mission will be complete with the safe return of the astronauts to Earth.

CREW:

FELLOW CREWMATES

Shane Kimbrough

NASA

K. Megan McArthur

NASA

Thomas Pesquet

ESA

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