Garrett Reisman
Garrett Reisman | |
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Reisman in 2007 | |
| Born | Garrett Erin Reisman February 10, 1968 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) |
Total EVAs | 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 American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17. He returned to Earth on June 14, 2008 on board STS-124 on Space Shuttle Discovery. He was a member of the STS-132 mission that traveled to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis from May 14 to 26, 2010. He is a consultant at SpaceX and a Professor of Astronautics Practice at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering.