Michael Foreman (astronaut)
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Foreman in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayor of Friendswood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office May 5, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Kevin Holland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Michael James Foreman March 29, 1957 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael James Foreman (born March 29, 1957) is a retired U.S. Navy pilot, NASA astronaut, and local politician. While with NASA, Foreman was part of a mission that delivered the Japanese Experiment Module and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator to the International Space Station. Foreman was also a crewmember of the STS-129 mission in November 2009. In 2018, he was elected mayor of Friendswood, 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.