Gregory Chamitoff | |
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Born | Gregory Errol Chamitoff 6 August 1962 |
Education | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) University of Houston (MS) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 198d 18h 2m |
Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
Missions | STS-124/126 (Expedition 17/18) STS-134 |
Mission insignia | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Aeronautics |
Thesis | Robust Intelligent Flight Control for Hypersonic Vehicles (1992) |
Gregory Errol Chamitoff (born 6 August 1962) is a Canadian-born American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He has been to space twice, spending 6 months aboard the ISS across Expedition 17 and 18 in 2008, and another 15 days as part of STS-134 in 2011. STS-134 was the last of Space Shuttle Endeavour which delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and completed the US Orbital Segment.[1]