Garrett Reisman
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| Garrett Reisman | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Active |
| Born | February 10, 1968 Morristown, New Jersey |
| Other occupation | Engineer |
| Space time | 3 months |
| Selection | 1998 NASA Group |
| Missions | STS-123, Expedition 16, Expedition 17, STS-124 |
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Garrett Erin Reisman (born February 10, 1968 in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American engineer, a NASA astronaut and a self-proclaimed member of the "Colbert Universe". He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of the current Expedition 17.
Reisman is a 1986 graduate of Parsippany High School [1], a 1990 graduate of the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania[2] and received his Masters and Doctorate degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1992 and 1997, respectively.[3]
Reisman was assigned as a long duration crewmember on the International Space Station. He launched as Mission Specialist 5 aboard the STS-123 Space Shuttle mission on March 11, 2008. After docking he stayed onboard as Flight Engineer 2 for part of Expedition 16 and part of Expedition 17. Having completed his mission, he has returned to Earth as Mission Specialist 5 aboard STS-124 on June 14, 2008.[4] During his time onboard the ISS he had seen two visiting Space Shuttles and the installation of the Special Purpose Dextrious Manipulator (SPDM) and the pressurized section of the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo".[5]
Reisman is the first Jewish crew member on the International Space Station.[6] He sent a greeting from space to the people of Israel during the celebration of Israel's 60th Independence Day in May of 2008.[7]
He was interviewed live from space on the May 8, 2008 episode of The Colbert Report after being seen wearing a "WristStrong" bracelet.[3][8] He also did an entertaining, high definition video of 'A day in the life of a space station crew member' while on board. As well as demostrated in the large, and at the time empty Kibo section, that humans can not 'swim' in the micro gravity of orbital space.
[edit] References
- ^ Astronaut Bio: Garrett E. Reisman. NASA Biographical Data. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. “EDUCATION: Parsippany High School, Parsippany, New Jersey, 1986.”
- ^ Jagoda, Naomi. "Astronaut's career was launched here", The Daily Pennsylvanian, 2008-03-25.
- ^ a b Carreau, Mark. "Astronaut trades jokes with Colbert in space interview", Houston Chronicle, 2008-05-08.
- ^ "Space shuttle takes its place on the pad", MSNBC, 2008-05-03. "Chamitoff will remain behind on the station, replacing astronaut Garrett Reisman, who began his stint as a member of the station's live-aboard crew during the last shuttle mission in March. Reisman will be returning to Earth in Chamitoff's place."
- ^ Dunn, Marcia. "Shuttle makes big delivery to space station", MSNBC, 2008-06-02.
- ^ Cashman, Greer Fay. "Brown: Israel one of 20th century's 'greatest achievements'", Jerusalem Post, 2008-05-08.
- ^ "Reisman sends greeting from space to Israel for Israel's 60th Independence Day celebration", Jerusalem Post, 2008-05-07.
- ^ Garrett Reisman on the Colbert Report. Comedy Central (2008-05-08).
