Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Arnold

Richard Robert II "Ricky"

USA

Richard Arnold

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Personal data

Birthdate:  26.11.1963
Birthplace:  Cheverly, Maryland
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  06.05.2004
Selection group:  NASA-19
Position:  MSP
Status:  Ret. ??.09.2020

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-119 Discovery  MS  15.03. - 28.03.2009 12d 19h 29m 
2  Soyuz MS-08 / ISS-55 / ISS-56  Flight Engineer  21.03. - 04.10.2018 196d 18h 00m 
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Total  209d 13h 29m 
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Additional information

Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Frostburg State University, 1985; Master of Science in Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Science, University of Maryland, 1992; educator astronaut; at the time of selection Math and Science Teacher, American International School, Bucharest, Romania; hobbies: running, fishing, reading, kayaking, bicycling, ornithology, paleontology and guitar.

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