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Michael Foreman (astronaut)
American astronaut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael James Foreman (born March 29, 1957) is a retired U.S. Navy pilot and a NASA astronaut. While with NASA, Foreman was part of a mission that delivered the Japanese Experiment Module and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator to the International Space Station. Foreman was also a crewmember of the STS-129 mission in November 2009.[2] In 2018, he was elected mayor of Friendswood, Texas; he was re-elected to a second 3-year term in 2021. He is running unopposed and will serve a third 3-year term beginning in 2024.
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Born | Michael James Foreman (1957-03-29) March 29, 1957 (age 67) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 26d 13h 27m[1] |
Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
Total EVAs | 5 |
Total EVA time | 32h 19m |
Missions | STS-123 STS-129 |
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