Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 06.08.1962 |
| Birthplace: | Montreal / CANADA |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 04.06.1998 |
| Selection group: | NASA-17 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-124 / ISS-17 / ISS-18 / STS-126 | Flight Engineer | 31.05. - 30.11.2008 | 183d 00h 23m |
| 2 | STS-134 | MSP | 16.05. - 01.06.2011 | 15d 17h 39m |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-117 | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in electrical engineering
from California Polytechnic State University, 1984; master of science in
aerospace engineering from CalTech University, 1985;
Ph.D. in
aeronautics and astronautics from
MIT
1992; 2002 Master of Science in Space Science, University of Houston Clear
Lake; until his selection he was Astronaut Flight Controller at United Space
Alliance, Houston; unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 16;
hobbies: Scuba diving, backpacking, skiing, racquetball, playing
guitar. |
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