Space · astronaut
Michael E. Fossum
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
193 d 19 h
Spacewalks
7
48 h 32 m outside
Flights
3
3 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
19 Dec 1957First flight
04 Jul 2006Most recent flight
07 Jun 2011Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Michael Edward Fossum is a former American astronaut and the Chief Operating Officer of Texas A&M University at Galveston. He flew into space on board the NASA Space Shuttle missions STS-121 and STS-124 and served as a mission specialist of Expedition 28 and commander of Expedition 29 aboard the International Space Station.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-02M | 07 Jun 2011 |
| 02 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-124 | 31 May 2008 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-121 | 04 Jul 2006 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026