Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Vande Hei

Mark Thomas

USA

Mark Vande Hei

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Personal data

Birthdate:  10.11.1966
Birthplace:  Falls Church, Virginia
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  29.06.2009
Selection group:  NASA-20
Position:  MSP
Status:  active

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  Soyuz MS-06 / ISS-53 / ISS-54  Flight Engineer  12.09.2017 - 28.02.2018 168d 05h 14m 
2  Soyuz MS-18 / ISS-64 / ISS-65 / ISS-66 / Soyuz MS-19  Flight Engineer  09.04.2021 - 30.03.2022 355d 03h 45m 
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Total  523d 08h 59m 
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Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1  Soyuz MS-02  Flight Engineer
2  Soyuz MS-05  Flight Engineer
3  Soyuz MS-17  Flight Engineer

Additional information

Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army, flight controller for the International Space Station at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, as part of U.S. Army NASA Detachment; Bachelor of Science in Physics from the St. John's University, 1989; Master of Science in Applied Physics from the Stanford University, 1999; Hobbies: any outdoor activities that involve self powered transit or exploring, such as bicycling, backpacking, canoeing, diving, and windsurfing.

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