Akihiko Hoshide

Status: Active
12/28/1968 –
Nationality: Japanese
Type: Government
First Flight: 5/31/2008
Last Flight: 4/23/2021

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.