Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Gernhardt

Michael Landon

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  04.05.1956
Birthplace:  Mansfield, Ohio
Marital status:  married
Children:  none
Selection date:  31.03.1992
Selection group:  NASA-14
Position:  MSP
Status:  Ret. ??.08.2001

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-69 Endeavour  MS  07.09. - 18.09.1995 10d 20h 28m 
2  STS-83 Columbia  MS  04.04. - 08.04.1997 3d 23h 12m 
3  STS-94 Columbia  MS  01.07. - 17.07.1997 15d 16h 44m 
4  STS-104 Atlantis  MS  12.07. - 25.07.2001 12d 18h 35m 
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Total  43d 06h 59m 
     

Additional information

Bachelor of science in physics from Vanderbilt University, 1978; master of science and Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, 1983 and 1991, respectively; hobbies: Running, swimming, triathlons, flying, fishing, snow skiing, tennis, scuba diving; professional deep sea diver and project engineer on various subsea oil field construction and repair projects around the world. He has logged over 700 deep sea dives.

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