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Akihiko Hoshide

Portrait photograph of Akihiko Hoshide

Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work)

Akihiko Hoshide is a Japanese engineer and JAXA astronaut, born on 28 December 1968, who has commanded the International Space Station. He has flown three times: on the Space Shuttle mission STS-124 in 2008, on Soyuz TMA-05M in 2012 and on SpaceX Crew-2 in 2021. On 30 August 2012 he became the third Japanese astronaut to walk in space. Wikidata records 340 days and 11 hours in space across his flights. His Crew-2 flight in 2021 was his third trip to the station, where he joined Expedition 66 and later took the post of commander.

Born
28 December 1968
Country
Japan
Flights
3: STS-124 (2008), Soyuz TMA-05M (2012), SpaceX Crew-2 (2021)
Time in space
340 days 11 hours
Stations visited
International Space Station, as part of Expedition 33, Expedition 32, Expedition 66
Flights with a company
SpaceX Crew-2 (SpaceX)

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

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  1. Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS

    Free Documentary – Space
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Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS

Free Documentary – Space

Duration 51:20

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  1. Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS

    DocumentaryFree Documentary – Space · 51:20

    Mission: Crew-2 (2021)

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