Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

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Joseph Michael

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  17.05.1967
Birthplace:  Inglewood / California
Marital status:  
Children:  
Selection date:  06.05.2004
Selection group:  NASA-19
Position:  MSP
Status:  active

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-119 Discovery  MS  15.03.2009 - 28.03.2009 12d 19h 29m 
2  Soyuz TMA-04M / ISS-31 / ISS-32  Flight Engineer  15.05.2012 - 17.09.2012 124d 23h 51m 
3  Soyuz MS-06 / ISS-53 / ISS-54  Flight Engineer  12.09.2017 - 28.02.2018 168d 05h 14m 
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Total  306d 00h 34m 
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Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1  Soyuz TMA-22  Flight Engineer

Additional information

Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of California-Santa Barbara, 1990; Master of Science in Geology from the University of Arizona, 1992; educator astronaut; at the time of selection Math and Science Teacher, Dunnellon Middle School, Dunnellon, Florida; hobbies: camping, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, scuba diving, reading, especially science fiction.

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Last update on August 25, 2018.

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