Joseph M. Acaba
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Joseph M. Acaba is a NASA astronaut, former U.S. Marine and educator who has flown multiple space shuttle and International Space Station missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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educator ⓘ former U.S. Marine ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater |
University of Arizona
NERFINISHED
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University of California, Santa Barbara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| astronautGroup | NASA Astronaut Group 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-05-17 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Science in Geology
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Master of Science in Geology ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| familyName | Acaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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geology ⓘ |
| firstSpaceflight | STS-119 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Joseph Michael Acaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFlownTo | International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Sergeant ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first astronauts of Puerto Rican heritage ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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teacher ⓘ |
| performedExtravehicularActivity | true ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Inglewood, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOccupation |
high school science teacher
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hydrogeologist ⓘ |
| selectedAsAstronautBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
Expedition 32
NERFINISHED
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Expedition 33 NERFINISHED ⓘ Expedition 53 NERFINISHED ⓘ Expedition 54 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-119 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-128 NERFINISHED ⓘ Soyuz MS-06 NERFINISHED ⓘ Soyuz TMA-06M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtLevel |
high school
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middle school ⓘ |
| taughtSubject | science ⓘ |
| totalEVAs | 3 ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | approximately 306 days ⓘ |
| yearSelectedAsAstronaut | 2004 ⓘ |
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