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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[1][2] 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.[3]
In 2008, Chamitoff[4] voted from outer space;[5] he also conducted a live-from-space satellite chat with students attending school in London.[6]
- ^ Lazarus, David (26 March 2008). "Former Montrealer heading into space". The Canadian Jewish News.
- ^ "Shuttle lifts off with Montreal-born astronaut aboard". CBC News. 31 May 2008.
Now a U.S. citizen, Chamitoff was born in Montreal ...
- ^ "Biographical Data:GREGORY ERROL CHAMITOFF (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT" (PDF). NASA. July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ and fellow astronaut Michael Fincke
- ^ "Texans have been able to vote from space for nearly two decades, NASA says". LATimes.com Los Angeles Times. 8 November 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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