National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Lee Archambault

United States of America

Lee Archambault
Retired

Biography

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Lee Joseph "Bru" Archambault is an American test pilot and former NASA astronaut. He has logged over 4,250 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. Archambault is married with three children. His hobbies include bicycling, weightlifting, and playing ice hockey. Archambault has received numerous awards and honors throughout his life. He has also flown two Space Shuttle missions, as pilot of STS-117 in 2007 and as commander of STS-119 in 2009. Archambault left NASA in 2013 after a 15-year career with the agency in order to become a test pilot for Sierra Nevada Corporation on their Dream Chaser orbital spaceplane project.

Type

Government

Age

65

Date of Birth

August 25, 1960

First Flight

June 8, 2007

Last Flight

March 15, 2009

Career Stats

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2

Flights

2

Landings

0

Spacewalks

P26DT15H40M12S

Time in Space

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