Gregory Johnson | |
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.jpg) Johnson at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas in 2010 | |
| Born | Gregory Harold Johnson May 12, 1962 |
| Nationality | American[1][2] |
| Other names | Box |
| Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Columbia University (MS) University of Texas, Austin (MBA) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, USAF |
Time in space | 31d 11h 50m |
| Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
| Missions | STS-123 STS-134 |
Mission insignia |   |
Gregory Harold "Box" Johnson (born May 12, 1962) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired colonel in the United States Air Force. Johnson is a veteran of two space flights, STS-123 and STS-134. He served as pilot on his first mission, which delivered the Kibo logistics module and the Dextre robot arm to the International Space Station. Johnson was also assigned as the pilot to the STS-134 mission, which launched on May 16, 2011, and landed on June 1, 2011. Greg Johnson has also served in numerous roles for NASA including as a Capcom for several missions. Gregory H. Johnson (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) was the President and executive director for the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) until March 10, 2018. He is now working with Lockheed Martin.[3]
- ^ "Johnson, Gregory H". www.astronautix.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ Seedhouse, Erik (September 11, 2017). TIM PEAKE and BRITAIN'S ROAD TO SPACE. Springer. pp. vi. ISBN 978-3-319-57907-8.
- ^ "CASIS - Center for the Advancement of Science in Space > About > CASIS Leadership > Executive Director". Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.