Gregory Chamitoff
Canadian born engineer and NASA astronaut (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gregory Errol Chamitoff (born 6 August 1962) is a Canadian-born American[1][2] engineer and former NASA astronaut. He has been to space twice, spending 6 months aboard the ISS across Expedition 17 and 18 in 2008, and another 15 days as part of STS-134 in 2011. STS-134 was the last of Space Shuttle Endeavour which delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and completed the US Orbital Segment.[3]
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Born | Gregory Errol Chamitoff (1962-08-06) August 6, 1962 (age 61) |
Education | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) University of Houston (MS) |
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NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 198d 18h 2m |
Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
Missions | STS-124/126 (Expedition 17/18) STS-134 |
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Fields | Aeronautics |
Thesis | Robust Intelligent Flight Control for Hypersonic Vehicles (1992) |
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In 2008, Chamitoff[4] voted from outer space;[5] he also conducted a live-from-space satellite chat with students attending school in London.[6]