Space · astronaut
Leroy Chiao
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
229 d 8 h
Spacewalks
6
36 h 8 m outside
Flights
4
4 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
28 Aug 1960First flight
08 Jul 1994Most recent flight
14 Oct 2004Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Leroy Chiao is a Chinese-American engineer, former NASA astronaut, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and engineering consultant. Chiao flew on three Space Shuttle flights, and was the commander of Expedition 10, where he lived on board the International Space Station from October 13, 2004 to April 24, 2005. He is also a co-author and researcher for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity project.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-5 | 14 Oct 2004 |
| 03 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-92 | 11 Oct 2000 |
| 02 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-72 | 11 Jan 1996 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-65 | 08 Jul 1994 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
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