Garrett Reisman | |
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 Reisman in 2007 | |
| Born | Garrett Erin Reisman (1968-02-10)February 10, 1968 (age 57) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS,PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 107d 3h 15m |
| Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
TotalEVAs | 3 |
Total EVA time | 21h 21m |
| Missions | STS-123/124 (Expedition 16/17) STS-132 |
Mission insignia |      |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical engineering |
| Thesis | Dynamics, Acoustics and Control of Cloud Cavitation on Hydrofoils (1997) |
| Doctoral advisor | Christopher Brennen |
Garrett Erin Reisman (/ˈriːsmən/; born February 10, 1968) is an Americanengineer and formerNASAastronaut. He was a backup crew member forExpedition 15 and joinedExpedition 16 aboard theInternational Space Station for a short time before becoming a member ofExpedition 17. He returned to Earth on June 14, 2008 on boardSTS-124 onSpace ShuttleDiscovery. He was a member of theSTS-132 mission that traveled to the International Space Station aboardSpace ShuttleAtlantis from May 14 to 26, 2010. He is a consultant atSpaceX and a Professor of Astronautics Practice at theUniversity of Southern California'sViterbi School of Engineering.[1]
Reisman was born inMorristown, New Jersey to a Jewish family. After graduating fromParsippany High School in 1986, he went to the Jerome Fisher Program of Management & Technology, a dual degree program betweenWharton School and theSchool of Engineering and Applied Science at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, where he respectively earned aB.S. degree ineconomics, as well inmechanical engineering &applied mechanics, both in 1991.[2][3] He subsequently attended theCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he received anM.S. degree in 1992 and aPh.D. in 1997, both in mechanical engineering.[4] While at Caltech he shared a doctoral advisor, Christopher E. Brennan, with another future NASA astronaut,Bob Behnken. Later both astronauts would launch on their first flights into space together onSTS-123.[5]
In June 2003, Reisman served as anaquanaut during theNEEMO 5 mission aboard theAquariusunderwater laboratory, living and working under water for fourteen days.[6]
Reisman was assigned as a long duration crewmember on theInternational Space Station. He launched asMission Specialist 5 aboard theSTS-123 (Space ShuttleEndeavour) mission on March 11, 2008. After docking, he took part in the firstspacewalk of the mission.[7] Reisman stayed on board as flight engineer 2 for part of Expedition 16 and part of Expedition 17. Having completed his mission, he returned to Earth as mission specialist 5 aboardSTS-124 on June 14, 2008.[8] During his time on board the ISS he had seen two visiting Space Shuttles and the installation of the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) and the pressurized section of theJapanese Experiment Module "Kibo".[9]
Reisman was the firstJewish crew member on the International Space Station.[10] He sent a greeting from space to the people of Israel during the celebration of Israel's 60th Independence Day in May 2008.[11] He also did an entertaining, high-definition video of "A day in the life of a space station crew member" while on board, and demonstrated in the large – and at the time empty – Kibo section that humans cannot "swim" in themicrogravity of orbital space.[12]
Reisman was a member of theSTS-132 mission that traveled to the International Space Station aboardSpace ShuttleAtlantis from May 14 to 26, 2010. He participated in two spacewalks during this mission.[13]
On March 4, 2011,SpaceX announced that Reisman would be joining the company as a senior engineer working on astronaut safety and mission assurance.[14] He was later promoted to director of crew operations.[15] On May 31, 2018, Reisman announced he would leave his position at SpaceX, but remain as a "consultant," stating he could not pass up a job to teach human spaceflight at the nearbyUniversity of Southern California.[1][16] In July 2023, Reisman joinedVast, a space station company, as Astronaut Advisor.[17] Reisman left his role as Senior Advisor at SpaceX in 2024.[18]
A self-proclaimed member of the "Colbert Universe", Reisman was interviewed live from space on the May 8, 2008 episode ofThe Colbert Report after being seen wearing a "WristStrong" bracelet.[4][19] On July 24, 2008, after returning to Earth, Reisman appeared in person onThe Colbert Report as that night's featured guest.[20] Reisman presentedStephen Colbert with the WristStrong bracelet he had worn while in space.[20] Reisman appeared on the final episode ofThe Colbert Report.[21]
Reisman filmed a cameo appearance as aColonial Marine for theseries finale episode ofBattlestar Galactica.[22]Space.com reported that his scene, in which "someone throws up on him and then he dies", might not be in the final edit of the episode which aired March 20, 2009.[22]
In the podcast for the final (as aired) episode, producerRon Moore confirmed that one of the people seen in the background of a scene where aRaptor arms its nuclear payload (shortly before being destroyed) was Reisman.
In July 2019 it was reported that producerRon Moore had created his alternative reality seriesFor All Mankind after he and Reisman had discussed the possibility of a timeline in which the Soviet Union landed people on the Moon before the US.[23] Reisman also served as technical advisor for the show,[24] and guest appeared as Commander of a Moon Space Shuttle in season 2, episode 2.[25]
Reisman appeared onThe Joe Rogan Experience on February 8, 2020.
Reisman was a childhood classmate of actressJane Krakowski.[26] In May 2010, Krakowski said onThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno that she and Reisman exchanged e-mails while he was in space onSpace ShuttleAtlantis. At the request of the crew, many of whom were30 Rock fans, Krakowski provided an autographed script of the show which was brought into space.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from websites or documents of theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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.
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