Space · astronaut
Akihiko Hoshide
JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
JAPANESE
ACTIVE
Career
Time in space
340 d 11 h
Spacewalks
4
28 h 17 m outside
Flights
3
3 landings
Status
Active
Nationality
JapaneseBorn
28 Dec 1968First flight
31 May 2008Most recent flight
23 Apr 2021Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Akihiko Hoshide is a Japanese engineer and JAXA astronaut. On August 30, 2012, Hoshide became the third Japanese astronaut to walk in space. His space selfies from 2012, including another space selfie that was posted on Instagram, appeared at the top of many selfie lists of 2013.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-2 | 23 Apr 2021 |
| 02 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-05M | 15 Jul 2012 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-124 | 31 May 2008 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026