| Michael John "Bloomer" Bloomfield | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
| Born | March 16, 1959 Flint, Michigan |
| Other occupation | Athlete |
| Rank | Colonel, USAF |
| Time in space | 32d 11h 02m |
| Selection | 1994 NASA Group |
| Missions | STS-86, STS-97, STS-110 |
| Mission insignia | |
Michael John "Bloomer" Bloomfield (born 16 March 1959)[1] is a former American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions.
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Born in Flint and raised in Lake Fenton, Michigan,[1] Bloomfield received his bachelor's degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Air Force Academy where he played Falcon football for coach Bill Parcells and was the team's captain. He became an F-15 fighter pilot with the rare combination of having graduated the Fighter Weapons Instructor Course (FWIC, pronounced 'Fwick') and then selected as a test pilot (assigned to the F-16 test squadron at Edwards AFB). He earned his master's degree from Old Dominion University before being selected as an astronaut candidate in 1994.
He first flew as a pilot aboard STS-86 in 1997, where he docked with the space station Mir. Bloomfield also piloted STS-97 in 2000 and commanded STS-110 in 2002, both missions to the International Space Station.
Bloomfield has served as deputy director of flight crew operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston since 2006, before resigning from NASA in July 2007. Michael then became VP of the Constellation Program for ATK.
He also has taken on the nickname of Captain America, due to his Air Force and NASA previous work experience.
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