National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Michael E. Fossum

United States of America

Michael E. Fossum
Retired

Biography

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Michael Edward Fossum is a former American astronaut and the Chief Operating Officer of Texas A&M University at Galveston. He flew into space on board the NASA Space Shuttle missions STS-121 and STS-124 and served as a mission specialist of Expedition 28 and commander of Expedition 29 aboard the International Space Station.

Type

Government

Age

68

Date of Birth

December 19, 1957

First Flight

July 4, 2006

Last Flight

June 7, 2011

Career Stats

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3

Flights

3

Landings

7

Spacewalks

P193DT19H2M8S

Time in Space

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