Fossum

Michael Edward

USA

International order nº: 450

US astr. nº: 284

Personal data:

Birthdate:  19.12.1957
Birthplace:  Sioux Falls / South Dakota
Marital status:  married
Children:  four
Selection date:  04.06.1998
Selection group:  NASA-17
Job:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 07.01.2017

Spaceflights:

Ord.
num.		 Startup
spacecraft		 Date and
time of launch (UT)		 Status while
launch		 Spacecraft
of landing		 Date and time
of landing (UT)		 Duration
1 STS-121
(Discovery/32)		 18h.37m.55s.
Jul 04, 2006		 MS STS-121
(Discovery/32)		 13h.15m.49s.
Jul 17, 2006		 12d.18h.37m.54s.
2 STS-124
(Discovery/35)		 31 May 2008
21h 01m		 MSP 3 STS-124
(Discovery/35)		 14 Jun 2008
15h 15m		 13d 18h 13m
3 Soyuz TMA-02M 07 Jun 2011
20h 12m		 FE/PE-/ISS-28/29 Soyuz TMA-02M 22 Nov 2011
02h 25m
 167d 06h 13m
Total duration: 193d 19h 03m 54s

EVA′s:

Date of
beginning		 Time (UT) of
beginning		 Duration Explanation
08 Jul 2006 13:17 7h 31m P. Sellers and Fossum; mission "STS-121". The 19th EVA from airlock Quest.
Maintenance on the station′s mobile transporter and a test of astronaut movement on the end of the robotic arm boom extension for possible heat shield repairs during future flights
10 Jul 2006 12:14 6h 47m P. Sellers and Fossum; mission "STS-121". The 20th EVA from airlock Quest.
Installation of a spare thermal control system pump on to the outside of the Quest Airlock; replacement of reel assembly for a cable that provides power and data to the station′s mobile transporter
12 Jul 2006 11:20 7h 11m P. Sellers and Fossum; mission "STS-121". The 21st EVA from airlock Quest.
Demonstration of on-orbit heat shield repair techniques
03 Jun 2008 UT 06h 48m R. Garan and Fossum; mission ISS-Exp.
Transfer of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System back to the shuttle from its temporary location of the station′s truss, or backbone. The crew then prepared the JEM PM for its removal from the shuttle′s payload bay.
05 Jun 2008 UT 07h 11m R. Garan and Fossum; mission ISS-Exp.
Installing covers and external television equipment on the JEM PM and remove covers on the JEM RMS. They also prepared for the relocation of the Japanese logistics module.
08 Jun 2008 UT 06h 33m R. Garan and Fossum; mission ISS-Exp.
Replacing a failed nitrogen tank assembly on the station′s truss with a spare that was temporarily stored on one of the station external stowage platforms. They also retrieved a failed camera system on the truss.
12 Jul 2011 UT 06h 31m R. Garan and Fossum; mission ISS-Exp.
Transfer of a failed ammonia pump to the shuttle cargo bay, transfer of the Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) to the station and place an experiment on ELC-2 for long duration exposure.
Total: 48h 32m EVAs: 7

Backup assignments:

No. Mission Job Date
1  Soyuz TMA-20  Flight Engineer  

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