Christopher Ferguson

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Christopher Ferguson
Christopher Ferguson
Astronaut
 Nationality American
 Born September 1, 1961
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Occupation1 Test Pilot
 Rank Captain, USN
 Space time 11d 19h 06m
 Selection 1998 NASA Group
 Mission(s) STS-115
Mission insignia
 1 previous or current

Christopher John Ferguson (born September 1, 1961 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American astronaut. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in 1984, and earned his Master of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1991. He was the pilot of Space Shuttle Atlantis on his first mission to space, STS-115, which launched on September 9, 2006 and returned to Earth on September 21, 2006.

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Seal of STS-115
STS-115
Main articles: STS-115, Timeline of STS-115, Space Shuttle Atlantis
Crew: Brent Jett (Cmdr), Christopher Ferguson, Joseph Tanner, Daniel Burbank, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Steve MacLean
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