Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 20.04.1955 |
| Birthplace: | Silverton / Oregon |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 01.05.1996 |
| Selection group: | NASA-16 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-113 / ISS-06 / Soyuz TMA-1 | Flight Engineer | 24.11.2002 - 04.05.2003 | 161d 01h 14m |
| 2 | STS-126 | MSP | 15.11.2008 - 30.11.2008 | 15d 20h 30m |
| 3 | Soyuz TMA-03M / ISS-30 | Flight Engineer | 21.12.2011 | |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TMA-02M | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in chemical engineering from
Oregon State University, 1978;
Ph.D.
in chemical engineering from University of Arizona, 1983; Staff
scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory; unsuccessful application
for
NASA
astronaut groups
10, 12
and 15;
hobbies: Photography, swimming. |
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