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 Foreman in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayor ofFriendswood | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office May 5, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Kevin Holland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Michael James Foreman (1957-03-29)March 29, 1957 (age 68) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Branch/service | United States Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1981–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Captain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael James Foreman (born March 29, 1957) is a retired U.S. Navy pilot, NASAastronaut, and local politician. While with NASA, Foreman was part of a mission that delivered theJapanese Experiment Module and theCanadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator to theInternational Space Station. Foreman was also a crewmember of theSTS-129 mission in November 2009.[5] In 2018, he was elected mayor ofFriendswood, Texas; he was re-elected to a second 3-year term in 2021. He is running unopposed and will serve a third 3-year term beginning in 2024.
Foreman was born inColumbus, Ohio, and grew up inWadsworth, Ohio. He is married to Lorrie Dancer ofOklahoma City,Oklahoma. His wife Lorrie is a civil engineer.[6] They have three children.[5]
He graduated fromWadsworth High School, Wadsworth, Ohio, in 1975; received aBachelor of Science degree inAerospace Engineering from theU.S. Naval Academy in 1979, and aMaster of Science degree inAeronautical Engineering from the U.S.Naval Postgraduate School in 1986.[7]
Foreman was designated aNaval Aviator in January 1981 and assigned to Patrol Squadron 23 (VP-23) atNAS Brunswick,Maine. He made deployments toRota, Spain;Lajes,Azores;Bermuda andPanama. Following this tour he attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School inMonterey, California where he earned a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1986. As a graduate student, Foreman conducted thesis research at theNASAAmes Research Center atMoffett Field, California. Following graduation he was assigned as the Assistant Air Operations Officer aboardUSS Coral Sea homeported inNorfolk, Virginia. In addition to his Air Operations duties, he flew as anE-2 Hawkeye pilot withVAW-120 andVAW-127. Upon selection to theU.S. Naval Test Pilot School in 1989, he moved toNAS Patuxent River,Maryland. He graduated in June 1990 and was assigned to the Force Warfare Aircraft Test Directorate. In 1991 he was reassigned as a flight instructor and the Operations Officer at U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. During his tenure there he instructed in theF/A-18,P-3 Orion,T-2,T-38 Talon,U-21,DHC-2 and theX-26 Frigate glider.[5][7]
In 1993, Foreman was assigned to theNaval Air Systems Command inCrystal City, Virginia, first as the deputy, and then as the Class Desk (Chief Engineer) Officer for theT-45 Goshawk aircraft program. Following that tour he returned to NAS Patuxent River, this time as the Military Director for the Research and Engineering Group of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. In addition to his duties at Patuxent River, he was assigned as theNavy liaison to NASA's Advanced Orbiter Cockpit Project at theJohnson Space Center inHouston, Texas. Foreman was working as the technical lead for the Advanced Orbiter Cockpit Project team when he was selected for the astronaut program as part of the 1998 class of 25 astronaut candidates.[8]
He has logged over 7,000 hours in more than 50 different aircraft.[5]
Selected byNASA in June 1998, he reported for training in August 1998. Astronaut Candidate Training included orientation briefings and tours, numerous scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction inSpace Shuttle andInternational Space Station systems, physiological training and ground school to prepare for T-38 flight training, as well as learning water and wilderness survival techniques. He was initially assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Space Station Branch where he represented the Astronaut Office on training issues. He was then assigned to the Space Shuttle Branch as a liaison between the Johnson Space Center and theKennedy Space Center, and also served as the Deputy, Space Shuttle Branch.
Foreman was selected as a mission specialist for the STS-123 mission in January 2007.[9] TheSTS-123 Endeavour mission launched in November 2008 and delivered theJapanese Experiment Module and theCanadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator to the International Space Station. During the mission, Foreman performed three Extrvehicular Activities (EVAs): the first in support of assembly of Dextre; the second to assess experimental tile materials; and the third to relocate theOrbiter Boom Sensor System.[10]
Foreman was also a crewmember of theSTS-129 mission in November 2009. STS-129 was the first flight of an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier that are designed to support equipment deliveries for the International Space Station. As a mission specialist on the flight, Foreman performed two additional EVAs bringing his total experience between two flights to five spacewalks. The two spacewalks added 12 hours and 45 minutes to his EVA time[11]
A veteran of two space flights, Foreman has logged more than 637 hours in space, including 32 hours and 19 minutes of EVA in five spacewalks.[7]
Foreman retired from NASA in July 2015 after a 35 year career in U.S. Government service between the U.S. Navy and NASA.[12]
Retiring from NASA, Foreman joined Venturi Outcomes, LLC, a Houston-based construction project management and consulting firm started by his wife.[13] He was elected to the Friendswood Texas City Council in 2016.[13] In 2018, Foreman was elected mayor ofFriendswood, Texas.[14] He ran unopposed and was re-elected to a second three-year term in 2021.[15]
Foreman is a member of the Association of Naval Aviation, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, theSociety of Experimental Test Pilots, and the Association of Space Explorers.[7]
He has received theLegion of Merit,Defense Meritorious Service Medal,Meritorious Service Medal,Navy Commendation Medal;Navy Achievement Medal and various other service awards.[5]
He graduated with Distinction from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School; received the Admiral William Adger Moffett Aeronautics Award, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School; was a Distinguished Graduate from theU.S. Naval Test Pilot School; and received the Empire Test Pilots School-sponsored award for best final report (DT-IIA) while at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School.[5]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from websites or documents of theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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