Michael E. Fossum
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Michael E. Fossum is a NASA astronaut and former U.S. Air Force officer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and later served as commander of the International Space Station.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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United States Air Force officer ⓘ aerospace engineer ⓘ human ⓘ mechanical engineer ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
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Master of Science in Physical Science ⓘ Master of Science in Systems Engineering ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
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Defense Superior Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Meritorious Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Space Flight Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-12-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Air Force Institute of Technology
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Texas A&M University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Houston–Clear Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Fossum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| laterWork |
Chief Operating Officer of Texas A&M University at Galveston
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Vice President of Texas A&M University ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Group 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Assembly and maintenance of the International Space Station
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Space Shuttle Return to Flight mission STS-121 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpacewalks | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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test engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the International Space Station
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Flight engineer on Expedition 28 ⓘ Mission specialist on STS-121 ⓘ Mission specialist on STS-124 ⓘ |
| residence | Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedAsAstronautBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Expedition 28
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Expedition 29 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-121 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-124 NERFINISHED ⓘ Soyuz TMA-02M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalEVAExperience | 48 hours 32 minutes ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | 194 days ⓘ |
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