Akihiko Hoshide
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Nationality Japanese
Date Of Birth 1968-12-28
Status Active
Type Government
Astronaut Biography
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.
