Michael Foreman (astronaut)

  • STS- 123 (2008)
  • STS- 129 (2009)

Michael James Foreman ( born March 29, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio, USA ) is an American astronaut.

Training

Foreman attended by 1975 high school. He then studied at the U.S. Naval Academy air and space technology. In 1979, he earned a bachelor. The Naval Postgraduate School also awarded him in 1986 a master's degree in aeronautical engineering.

Astronauts activity

In June 1998, Foreman was selected as astronaut candidate by NASA.

STS -123

Foreman's first space flight took place in March 2008. The mission STS -123 brought a certain part of the Japanese Kibo module and Canadian Dextre robot hand to the International Space Station.

STS -129

Foreman was nominated in September 2008 for the Space Shuttle mission STS -129. He started on 16 November 2009 with the space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station (ISS). On 19 November, he led, together with Robert Satcher by a spacewalk. Among other things, they installed a spare antenna, installed cables and lubricated moving parts. On 21 November 2009 he undertook together with Randy Bresnik another spacewalk.

Private

Foreman is married and has three children.

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