Space · astronaut
Ronald J. Garan Jr.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
177 d 23 h
Spacewalks
4
27 h 3 m outside
Flights
2
2 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
30 Oct 1961First flight
31 May 2008Most recent flight
04 Apr 2011Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Ronald John Garan Jr. is a NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Before becoming an astronaut he was the Operations Officer of the 40th Flight Test Squadron (FTS). He first flew in space as a Mission Specialist on the STS-124 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He returned to ISS on April 4, 2011, for a six-month stay as a member of Expedition 27.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-21 | 04 Apr 2011 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-124 | 31 May 2008 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026