Kjell N. Lindgren
Kjell Lindgren | |
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NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 312d 5h 11m |
Selection | NASA Group 20 (2009) |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 15h 4m |
Missions | Soyuz TMA-17M (Expedition 44/45) SpaceX Crew-4 (Expedition 67/68) |
Mission insignia |
Kjell Norwood Lindgren (born January 23, 1973) is an American astronaut who was selected in[1] June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20. He launched to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Expedition 44/45 on July 22, 2015.[2][3]
Early life
Lindgren was born in
NASA career
He began working for NASA at the Johnson Space Center in 2007. He went on to support ISS training operation at Star City, Russia and became the deputy crew surgeon for STS-130 and Expedition 24.
In June 2009, he was one of nine astronaut candidates selected by NASA out of 3500 applications and began training as part of NASA Astronaut Group 20. The nine Americans, as well as two Canadian Space Agency candidates and three JAXA candidates, started training at the Johnson Space Center in August 2009.[9] The 14 candidates carried trained in various different fields including T-38 flight training, Extravehicular activity training, survival, International Space Station operations and other various skills. The group completed their training and Lindgren and his 13 classmates became eligible for future flight assignments on November 4, 2011.
In between finishing training, he worked in the
From June 18 to 27, 2017 Lindgren was commander of the
Expedition 44/45
In 2013, he began training at the
Towards the end of Expedition 44, Soyuz TMA-18M docked with the ISS carrying Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and KazCosmos cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov. This was unusual as it occurred before the departure of Soyuz TMA-16M, meaning there was a small period where nine people were on board the ISS. This was done in order to allow Kelly and Kornienko to remain on board the ISS for a full year, Soyuz TMA-16M landed with Paldlka, Mogensen and Aimbetov nine days after the launch of Soyuz TMA-18M, returning the ISS to normal six crew operations.[12][13]
On October 28, 2015, Lindgren ventured outside of the ISS with Scott Kelly for his first
On December 11, 2015, he returned to Earth alongside Kononenko and Yui following 141 days in space, the Soyuz touched down on the Kazakh Steppe at night, which is rare for the Soyuz. Following landing, Lindgren and Yui returned to the Johnson Space Center in Houston to rendezvous with their families.[16][17]
Dragon 2
Lindgren served as the only member of the backup crew for the
In February 2021, he was assigned as commander of SpaceX Crew-4, which was his second long-duration mission to the ISS. He flew alongside NASA astronaut Bob Hines, who was assigned as pilot.[21] They were joined by mission specialists Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA and Jessica Watkins of NASA.[22][23] Crew-4 launched on April 27, 2022, and docked later that day.[24][25] It splashed down off the coast of Florida with Lindgren on board on October 14, 2022, after 170 days in orbit.[26]
Personal life
Lindgren is married to Kristiana Lindgren and has three children. He has said that he enjoys running, SCUBA diving, reading, movies, photography, amateur astronomy, working with computers, and church activities.[8][27]
Lindgren is also a
Lindgren was a
Amateur radio
Lindgren is a General class Ham Radio operator call sign KO5MOS.[34]
In October 2022 during his stay at the ISS Lindgren talked live and direct to students from the school at the Argentine base Esperanza in Antarctica NASA video[35]
See also
- A Beautiful Planet, 2016 IMAX documentary film showing scenes of Earth which features Lindgren and other ISS astronauts.
- List of Asian American astronauts
References
- ^ NASA HQ (June 29, 2009). "NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration". NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ "NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members". NASA. April 7, 2015.
- ^ "Expedition 44". NASA. February 12, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ Lin, Hung-han; Yeh, Joseph (February 13, 2021). "Taiwan-born astronaut to make second trip into space in 2022: NASA". Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "蔡英文參訪NASA 台灣總統第一人". Liberty News (in Chinese). August 20, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "會跳傘、中文兼具醫科背景,台裔太空人林琪兒:母親鼓勵我「做大夢」". Global Views Monthly (in Chinese). January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ Burns, Sergio (September 20, 2018). "Kjell Lindgren: The Spectacular Beauty & The Dark Side Of The Earth". Ayrshire Magazine. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kjell N. Lindgren, (M.D.) NASA Astronaut, NASA bio" (PDF). NASA. April 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "NASA - 2009 Astronaut Class". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "NASA ASTRONAUT KJELL N. LINDGREN STARTED HIS TRAINING IN RUSSIA". Russian Space News. April 3, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Astronaut plays bagpipes on International Space Station". BBC News. November 7, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Mission of Soyuz TMA-18M". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Soyuz TMA-16M lands from space station with Russian, Dane and Kazakh crew | collectSPACE". collectSPACE.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "EVA-32: Astronauts complete seven hour spacewalk". NASASpaceFlight.com. October 28, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Pair of NASA Astronauts Wrap up Second Spacewalk – Space Station". Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren Completes Space Station Mission, Safely Returns to Earth". NASA. December 11, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ "Soyuz TMA-17M crew lands on Earth after 141 days on space station | collectSPACE". collectSPACE.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ Koren, Marina (March 12, 2019). "Minimalism Goes to Space". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Spaceflight mission report: Crew-1". spacefacts.de. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт". www.gctc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "NASA Assigns Astronauts to Agency's SpaceX Crew-4 Mission". February 12, 2021.
- ^ "Commanding role for ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti". ESA. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "NASA Assigns Astronaut Jessica Watkins to NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Mission". NASA. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Dragon Spacecraft Mated to Falcon 9". NASA. April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Wattles, Jackie (April 27, 2022). "SpaceX mission arrives at ISS with first Black woman to join space station crew | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ Garcia, Mark (October 14, 2022). "SpaceX Crew-4 Returns with Splashdown on Florida's Atlantic Coast". NASA. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "In Their Own Words: Kjell N. Lindgren". nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ Interview: Kjell Lindgren of NASA, by Dan Brooks, at StarWars.com; published February 23, 2015; retrieved August 30, 2015
- ^ Lindgren leaves for Sasquan; by Steven H Silver; at the SF Site; published July 23, 2015; retrieved August 30, 2015
- ^ Hugo Award to open new chapter for Chinese sci-fi Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, by Yang Yang, in The Washington Post; published August 25, 2015; retrieved August 30, 2015
- ^ "Astronaut Dr. Kjell Lindgren Named Nebula Conference Toastmaster". sfwa.org. SFWA. March 29, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "WSJ to Outer Space". www.youtube.com. World Scouting. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ Wendell, Bryan (August 28, 2015). "NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren is an Eagle Scout". Bryan on Scouting. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "ULS License - Vanity License - KO5MOS - LINDGREN, KJELL N". wireless2.fcc.gov. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ An Astronaut Talked To Students At A School In Antarctica.
External links
- Spacefacts biography of Kjell N. Lindgren
- Kjell N. Lindgren on Twitter
- Full WSJ to Outer Space interview on YouTube
- Science & Film interview with Kjell Lindgren about IMAX's A Beautiful Planet