Andrew R. Morgan
Drew Morgan | |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Colonel, USA |
Time in space | 271d 12h 48m |
Selection | NASA Group 21 (2013) |
Total EVAs | 7[1] |
Total EVA time | 45h48m[1] |
Missions | Soyuz MS-13/Soyuz MS-15 (Expedition 60/61/62) |
Mission insignia |
Andrew Richard "Drew" Morgan (born February 5, 1976) is a NASA astronaut from the class of 2013.[2][3]
Personal life
Andrew is married to Stacey Morgan; they have four children.
Early life and education
Morgan was born in
US Army career
Following Morgan's graduation from West Point in 1998, he commissioned into the US Army as a medical officer. He completed his medical training and then volunteered for the
Astronaut career
Morgan was selected by NASA in June 2013 as one of the eight members of
In between completion of his training and assignment to his first flight, Morgan served in NASA EVA/Robotics and Crew Operations branches.
Since his return from his first mission, Morgan served as the Mission Support Branch Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office and Increment Lead for Expedition 67.
Expedition 60/61/62
Morgan was initially assigned to fly a six-month mission to the ISS as flight engineer on Soyuz MS-13 and Expedition 60 and 61. Although, in April 2019, due to several factors including the aborted launch of Soyuz MS-10 in October 2018, Morgan and fellow astronaut Christina Koch's flight's were extended, Morgan's landing was moved from Soyuz MS-13 to Soyuz MS-15, extending his flight to Expedition 62.[7]
Morgan launched into space on board Soyuz MS-13 on July 20, 2019, joining the
On August 21, 2019, Morgan conducted his first
Over the course of Expedition 61, Morgan participated in six more spacewalks, two alongside Christina Koch, replacing batteries on the station's port
In November 2019, he cast a ballot from outer space in that year's
On April 9, during the final days of Expedition 62, the crew were joined by the three crew members of
Gallery
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Major Morgan, 2013
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Morgan and ESA commander Luca Parmitano checking U.S. spacesuits and spacewalking tools
References
- ^ a b "Astronauts and Cosmonauts with EVA Experience (sorted by "EVA Time")". www.spacefacts.de.
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "2013 Astronaut Class". NASA. Archived from the originalon June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ^ Whiting, Melanie (February 21, 2016). "Andrew R. Morgan (M.D.) (Col., U.S. Army) NASA Astronaut". NASA. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Whiting, Melanie (February 21, 2016). "Andrew R. Morgan (M.D.) (Col., U.S. Army) NASA Astronaut". NASA.
- ^ Britzky, Haley. "How one Special Forces family is preparing for their next deployment... to space". Task & Purpose.
- ^ Northon, Karen (July 9, 2015). "NASA's Newest Astronauts Complete Training". NASA.
- ^ Northon, Karen (April 16, 2019). "NASA Announces First Flight, Record-Setting Mission". NASA.
- ^ Gebhardt, Chris (July 20, 2019). "Soyuz-FG on penultimate flight delivers three new crewmembers for ISS – NASASpaceFlight.com". NASASpaceflight.com.
- ^ "Spacewalkers Complete Installation of Second Commercial Docking Port – Space Station". blogs.nasa.gov.
- ^ "NASA Astronauts Kick Off First of Five Spacewalks for Power Upgrades – Space Station". blogs.nasa.gov.
- ^ "NASA/ESA complete challenging Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer repair". January 25, 2020.
- ^ Casiano, Louis (November 5, 2019). "NASA astronaut casts Pennsylvania absentee ballot from space". Foxnews. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Final Dragon 1 completes return to Earth to conclude CRS-20". April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Russia conducts first Soyuz 2.1a human launch; MS-16 crew arrives at Station". April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Some Good News from Space!" – via www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Touchdown! Expedition 62 Returns to Earth, Completes Station Mission – Space Station". blogs.nasa.gov.
- ^ NASA (January 6, 2022). "Biology and Agriculture Research on Space Station As Astronaut Begins Record-Breaking Spree". SciTechDaily. Retrieved January 7, 2022.