Stephen Frick

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Stephen Frick
Stephen Frick
Astronaut
 Nationality American
 Born September 30, 1964
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 Occupation1 Test Pilot
 Rank Commander, USN
 Space time 10d 19h 42m
 Selection 1996 NASA Group
 Mission(s) STS-110
Mission insignia
 1 previous or current

Stephen Nathaniel Frick (born 30 September 1964) is an American astronaut and a veteran of one space shuttle mission. Raised in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Frick earned a degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1986, was commissioned as a Navy officer, and trained as a F/A-18 fighter pilot. Stationed aboard the carrier USS Saratoga, he flew combat missions during the Gulf War and then earned a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the United States Naval Postgraduate School in 1994.

Frick was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1996 and was trained a space shuttle pilot. He piloted mission STS-110, a docking mission with the International Space Station.

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