Andrew J. Feustel
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | August 25, 1965 Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation1 | Geophysicist |
| Selection | 2000 NASA Group |
| Mission(s) | STS-125 (2008) |
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Dr. Andrew J. (Drew) Feustel (born August 25, 1965 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a NASA astronaut, selected in 2000.
Feustel grew up in Lake Orion, Michigan, where he graduated from Lake Orion High School and received an AS degree from Oakland Community College. He then attended Purdue University, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and received both a BS in Solid Earth Sciences (1989) and a MS in Geophysics (1991). He then moved to Ontario, Canada to attend Queen's University, where he received his PhD in Geological Sciences in 1995.
After working in industry for five years, Dr. Feustel was selected as a mission specialist by NASA in July 2000. He completed NASA's two-year training program and is currently assigned to the Astronaut Office Space Shuttle and Space Station Branches, where he has been serving in technical support assignments. In October 2006, Dr. Feustel was announced as a crew member for STS-125, the final Hubble servicing mission by the Space Shuttle.
Feustel is married to Indira Devi Bhatnagar. Andrew and Indira met as undergraduates at the beginning of their mutual freshman year at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana; they have two children. He enjoys automobile restoration, skiing and guitar, and is a member of the astronaut band Max Q.
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