Akihiko Hoshide

Akihiko Hoshide

Country:	Japan
Organization:	JAXA
selected on	February 10, 1999 ( 4th NASDA Group )
Calls:	2 space flights
Start of the first space flight:	May 31, 2008
Landing of the last space flight:	19th November 2012
Time in space:	140d 17h 26min
EVA inserts:	3
Total EVA duration:	21h 23min
Space flights
STS-124 (2008) Soyuz TMA-05M (2012) ISS expedition 32 ISS expedition 33

Akihiko Hoshide ( Japanese 星出彰彦, Hoshide Akihiko ; born December 28, 1968 in Setagaya-ku , Tokyo , Tokyo Prefecture , Japan ) is a Japanese astronaut .

Career

Akihiko Hoshide received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Keiō University in 1992 and a master's of science degree in aerospace in 1997 from the University of Houston . He is employed as an astronaut by the Japanese space agency JAXA .

Hoshide joined NASDA in 1992 , worked there for two years in the Nagoya office and was involved in the development of the H-II launcher. From 1994 to 1999 he worked in the astronaut office as an engineer for the astronaut training program. In parallel, he supported Kōichi Wakata in his training for STS-72 .

In February 1999, Hoshide was selected as one of three Japanese astronauts for the International Space Station . He then began basic training for astronauts in April 1999, which he completed in January 2001. Since April 2001 he has participated in the extended ISS training and supported the development of parts for the Kibō laboratory and the H-IIA (HTV) launcher .

When NASDA merged with the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science and the National Aerospace Laboratory on October 1, 2003 , Hoshide joined the ranks of the new Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

He completed training as a flight engineer for the Soyuz capsule in May 2004 at the Juri Gagarin cosmonaut training center in Star City in Russia .

Astronaut activity

Hoshide came to the Johnson Space Center in May 2004 , where he completed candidate training for the American space shuttle and the ISS in February 2006 . In addition to scientific and technical instruction, this training also includes survival training on water and land, as well as flight training on the Northrop T-38 .

STS-124

On May 31, 2008, Hoshide launched the space shuttle Discovery as a mission specialist for the first time into space . STS-124 was a flight that served to expand the ISS. The primary objective of the mission was the assembly of the Japanese research laboratory Kibo. Hoshide commissioned the module as a representative of the Japanese space agency . STS-124 was the second of a total of three flights to install Kibo.

First long-term stay on board the ISS

On November 18, 2009, JAXA announced that Hoshide is a member of ISS expeditions 32 and 33 . He took off for the ISS on July 15, 2012 with the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft and worked there as a flight engineer for six months. The landing took place on November 19, 2012.

Second long-term stay on board the ISS

Hoshide was planned for a further long-term stay on board the ISS. According to planning from 2018, the start should take place around May 2020. It was planned that Hoshide would initially work as a flight engineer for ISS Expedition 64 and then take over command of Expedition 65 . The return to earth was planned for November 2020.

At the end of July 2020 he was assigned to the SpaceX Crew-2 mission , which started on April 23, 2021. He first took part in Expedition 65 as a commander and then as a flight engineer. The return to earth is planned for autumn 2021.

Web links

Commons : Akihiko Hoshide - collection of images, videos and audio files

JAXA: Biography (English)
spacefacts.de: Short biography

Individual evidence

↑ Soyuz capsule brings astronauts safely to Earth. Die Welt, November 19, 2012, accessed on November 19, 2012 .
↑ JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide Selected as ISS Expedition crew member and assuming the post of Commander. JAXA, March 2, 2018, accessed March 23, 2018 .
↑ NASA: NASA Announces Astronauts to Fly on SpaceX Crew-2 Mission to Space Station. In: NASA Release 20-076. July 28, 2020, accessed on August 12, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Hoshide, Akihiko
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	星出彰彦 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	japanese astronaut
DATE OF BIRTH	December 28, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH	Setagaya-ku , Tokyo , Tokyo Prefecture , Japan

[1] Soyuz capsule brings astronauts safely to Earth. Die Welt, November 19, 2012, accessed on November 19, 2012 .

[2] JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide Selected as ISS Expedition crew member and assuming the post of Commander. JAXA, March 2, 2018, accessed March 23, 2018 .

[3] NASA: NASA Announces Astronauts to Fly on SpaceX Crew-2 Mission to Space Station. In: NASA Release 20-076. July 28, 2020, accessed on August 12, 2020 .