Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Kim

Jonathan Yong "Jonny"

USA

Jonathan Kim

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Personal data

Birthdate:  05.02.1984
Birthplace:  Los Angeles, California
Marital status:  
Children:  
Selection date:  07.06.2017
Selection group:  NASA-22
Position:  PLT
Status:  active

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
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Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1 Soyuz MS-26  Flight Engineer

Additional information

Was 33 years at the time of selection. Lt.., U.S. Navy, was born and raised in Los Angeles. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy, then trained and operated as a Navy SEAL, completing more than 100 combat operations and earning a Silver Star and Bronze Star with Combat V. Afterward, he went on to complete a degree in mathematics at the University of San Diego and a doctorate of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Kim is a resident physician in emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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