Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 03.12.1960 |
| Birthplace: | Syracuse / New York |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 04.06.1998 |
| Selection group: | NASA-17 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-117 | MSP | 08.06. - 22.06.2007 | 13d 20h 11m |
| 2 | STS-119 | MSP | 15.03. - 28.03.2009 | 12d 19h 30m |
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| Total | 26d 15h 41m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in engineering physics
from University of Colorado-Boulder, 1983; master of arts in computer systems
from Florida Atlantic University, 1986;
Ph.D. in computer science from Texas A&M
University, 1998; aerospace engineer at
NASA's
JSC;
unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 16;
hobbies: bicycling, basketball, skiing, weightlifting, running, woodworking,
spending time with his family. |
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