Leroy Chiao
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Leroy Chiao is an American engineer, former NASA astronaut, and veteran of multiple Space Shuttle flights and a long-duration mission on the International Space Station.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
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Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering ⓘ Master of Science in Chemical Engineering ⓘ |
| astronautSelectionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-08-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
ⓘ
University of California, Santa Barbara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chinese American ⓘ |
| expeditionNumber | 10 ⓘ |
| familyName | Chiao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
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spaceflight operations ⓘ |
| givenName | Leroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Leroy Chiao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first NASA astronaut of full Chinese heritage to command the International Space Station ⓘ |
| numberOfSpacewalks | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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consultant ⓘ engineer ⓘ public speaker ⓘ |
| performedExtravehicularActivity | yes ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | International Space Station commander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retirementYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| selectedAsAstronautBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedOnSpaceStation | International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Expedition 10
NERFINISHED
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STS-65 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-72 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-92 NERFINISHED ⓘ Soyuz TMA-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceMissionRole |
commander of Expedition 10
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flight engineer on Soyuz TMA-5 ⓘ mission specialist on STS-65 ⓘ mission specialist on STS-72 ⓘ mission specialist on STS-92 ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | about 229 days ⓘ |
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