Michael Bloomfield | |
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| Born | Michael John Bloomfield (1959-03-16)March 16, 1959 (age 66) Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Other names | Bloomer |
| Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Old Dominion University (MS) |
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| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Colonel,USAF |
Time in space | 32d 11h 2m |
| Selection | NASA Group 15 (1994) |
| Missions | STS-86 STS-97 STS-110 |
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Michael John "Bloomer" Bloomfield (born March 16, 1959)[1] is an American formerastronaut and a veteran of threeSpace Shuttle missions.
Born inFlint and raised inLake Fenton, Michigan,[1] Bloomfield received his bachelor's degree in Engineering Mechanics from theUnited States Air Force Academy, where he playedFalcons football for coachBill Parcells and was the team's captain.[2] He became anF-15fighter pilot with the rare combination of having graduated theFighter Weapons Instructor Course (FWIC, pronounced 'Fwick') and then selected as a test pilot (assigned to theF-16 test squadron atEdwards AFB). He earned his master's degree in Engineering Management fromOld Dominion University in 1993.[1]
Selected byNASA in December 1994, Bloomfield reported to theJohnson Space Center in March 1995. He worked as Chief of Safety for the Astronaut Office, Chief Instructor Astronaut, Director of Shuttle Operations, and Chief of the Shuttle Branch, which oversees all Shuttle technical issues for the Astronaut Office.[1]
He first flew as a pilot aboardSTS-86 in 1997, where he docked with the space stationMir.[3] Bloomfield also pilotedSTS-97 in 2000 and commandedSTS-110 in 2002, both missions to theInternational Space Station.[4]
In 2006, Bloomfield served as Deputy Director of Flight Crew Operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center inHouston, Texas. He resigned from NASA in July 2007.[5]
In October 2007, Bloomfield joinedATK as Vice President of theConstellation Program.[6] In December 2010, Bloomfiel joined Oceaneering as its Vice President and General Manager of Oceaneering Space Systems.[7]
He currently serves on the board of directors at Space Center Houston[8] and resides in suburbanHouston, Texas.[9]
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