Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 09.02.1960 |
| Birthplace: | Mt. Ayr / Iowa |
| Marital status: | married |
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| Selection date: | 01.05.1996 |
| Selection group: | NASA-16 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-111 / ISS-05 / STS-113 | Flight Engineer | 05.06.2002 - 07.12.2002 | 184d 22h 14m |
| 2 | Soyuz TMA-11 / ISS-16 | ISS-CDR | 10.10.2007 - 19.04.2008 | 191d 19h 07m |
| 3 | Soyuz MS-03 / ISS-50 | Flight Engineer | 17.11.2016 | |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-105 | Flight Engineer |
| 2 | Soyuz TMA-9 | Flight Engineer |
| 3 | Soyuz MS | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in biology / chemistry from
Iowa Wesleyan College, 1981;
Ph.D.
in biochemistry from Rice University, 1985; Project Scientist and Deputy
Division Chief of Medical Science Division at the
JSC;
hobbies: Windsurfing, biking, basketball, water skiing; Deputy Chief,
Astronaut Office, JSC
(October 2003 until March 2005); since October 19, 2009 until August 13,
2012 Chief, Astronaut Office,
JSC. |
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