Michael Barratt (astronaut)
American aerospace medicine physician and astronaut born 1959 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Reed Barratt (born April 16, 1959) is an American physician and a NASA astronaut. Specializing in aerospace medicine, he served as a flight surgeon for NASA before his selection as an astronaut and has played a role in developing NASA's space medicine programs for both the Shuttle-Mir Program and International Space Station. His first spaceflight was a long-duration mission to the International Space Station, as a flight engineer in the Expedition 19 and 20 crew. In March 2011, Barratt completed his second spaceflight as a crew member of STS-133. Barratt pilots the SpaceX Crew-8 mission that launched on 4 March 2024.[1]
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Born | Michael Reed Barratt (1959-04-16) April 16, 1959 (age 65) Vancouver, Washington, U.S. |
Education | University of Washington (BS) Northwestern University (MD) Wright State University (MS) |
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NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | Currently in space |
Selection | NASA Group 18 (2000) |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 5h 6m |
Missions | Soyuz TMA-14 (Expedition 19/20) STS-133 SpaceX Crew-8 (Expedition 70/71) |
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