Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 20.04.1955 |
| Birthplace: | Silverton, Oregon |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 01.05.1996 |
| Selection group: | NASA-16 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | active |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-113 Endeavour / ISS-06 / Soyuz TMA-1 | MS / Flight Engineer | 24.11.2002 - 04.05.2003 | 161d 01h 14m |
| 2 | STS-126 Endeavour | MS | 15.11.2008 - 30.11.2008 | 15d 20h 29m |
| 3 | Soyuz TMA-03M / ISS-30 / ISS-31 | Flight Engineer | 21.12.2011 - 01.07.2012 | 192d 18h 58m |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TMA-02M | Flight Engineer |
| 2 | Soyuz MS-25 | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in chemical engineering
from Oregon State University, 1978;
Ph.D. in chemical engineering from University of
Arizona, 1983; Staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory; unsuccessful
application for
NASA
astronaut groups 10,
12 and
15; hobbies:
Photography, swimming. |
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