Akihiko Hoshide (Class of 1987) has now returned from the International Space Station! The Space Shuttle Discovery returned to Earth on 14 June 2008. See the NASA www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/ and JAXA www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html  websites for details and photos of the STS-124 mission.

 

See the December 2007 issue of the Dunia (College magazine) under 'Publications' on the alumni site for a profile of Astronaut Hoshide.