Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 04.06.1965 |
| Birthplace: | Houston, Texas |
| Marital status: | married |
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| Selection date: | 06.05.2004 |
| Selection group: | NASA-19 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz TMA-19 / ISS-24 / ISS-25 | Flight Engineer | 15.06.2010 - 26.11.2010 | 163d 07h 11m |
| 2 | SpaceX Crew-1 / ISS-64 / ISS-65 | MS / Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR | 16.11.2020 - 02.05.2021 | 167d 06h 29m |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TMA-16 | Flight Engineer |
| 2 | Soyuz MS-06 | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Bachelor of Science in Physics from the Rice
University, 1987; Master of Science in Astrophysics from the Rice University,
1992;
Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the Rice University, 1993;
semi-finalist in
NASA
astronaut groups 15,
16,
17 and
18 selections; at the
time of selection Acting Manager, On-Orbit Engineering Office, International
Space Station (ISS) Office, Johnson Space Center; hobbies: cooking,
soccer, running, weight training, flying, camping, and travel. |
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