#IB50 Alumni shaping the future: Akihiko Hoshide, Astronaut - Part three of five from uwc Watch Video
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Description: Akihiko is an IB graduate from UWC South East Asia (Singapore). Since graduating in 1987, he became the third Japanese astronaut to go to space, and is set to be Commander of the International Space Station in 2020 for his third space flight. Akihiko is working for the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and is based in NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas, USA. nnWe are celebrating the IB’s 50th anniversary by introducing you to some of our alumni who graduated from the I