Michael Barratt (astronaut)
Michael Barratt | |
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NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | Currently in space |
Selection | NASA Group 18 (2000) |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 5h 6m |
Missions | Soyuz TMA-14 (Expedition 19/20) STS-133 SpaceX Crew-8 (Expedition 70/71) |
Mission insignia |
Michael Reed Barratt (born April 16, 1959) is an American
Education
Barratt graduated from Camas High School in 1977. He graduated from the
Barratt holds a private pilot's license and has been qualified on NASA's
NASA career
Barratt first worked at NASA Johnson Space Center in May 1991, employed as an aerospace project physician with KRUG Life Sciences. From May 1991 to July 1992, he served on the Health Maintenance Facility Project as manager of the Hyperbaric and Respiratory Subsystems for the defunct Space Station Freedom project. In July 1992 he was assigned as NASA aviation medical examiner working in Space Shuttle Medical Operations.
In July 1993 Barratt was one of a team of the first three Americans invited to witness the recovery of a
In January 1994 he was assigned to the
Thagard launched to Mir aboard Soyuz TM-21 and returned to earth on STS-71; during the 115-day flight, Barratt and Ward effectively served as a CAPCOMs for the NASA Shuttle-Mir team in addition to their duties as flight surgeons.[2][3]
From July 1995 through July 1998, Barratt served as Medical Operations Lead for the International Space Station (ISS). A frequent traveler to Russia, he worked with counterparts at Star City and the
Selected as a mission specialist by NASA in July 2000, Barratt reported for training in August 2000. Following the completion of two years of training and evaluation, he was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Station Operations Branch.[4]
NEEMO 7
In October 2004, Barratt served as an
Expedition 19/20
Barratt was assigned to the Expedition 19 crew in February 2008[7] and launched to the International Space Station in March 2009 aboard Soyuz TMA-14. His stay aboard the ISS continued through until the end of Expedition 20 in October 2009.[8]
During Expedition 20 Barratt performed EVA and IVA together with Gennady Padalka. The first EVA, on June 5, 2009, lasted for 4 hours and 54 minutes, Prepared the Zvezda service module transfer compartment for the arrival of the Poisk module, installed docking antenna for the module, photographed antenna for evaluation on the ground, and photographed the Strela-2 crane.[9][10] The second was an internal spacewalk in the depressurized Zvezda transfer compartment, to replace one of the Zvezda hatches with a docking cone, in preparation for the docking of the Poisk module later in 2009. This spacewalk lasted 12 minutes.[11][12]
Barratt returned to Earth on October 11, 2009 after spending 198 days, 16 hours, and 42 minutes in space[13] on Soyuz TMA-14 along with Padalka and space tourist Guy Laliberté.[14]
STS-133
Barratt flew as a mission specialist on STS-133, the final flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission launched on February 24, 2011, and landed on March 9, 2011. The mission transported several items to the space station, including the Permanent Multipurpose Module Leonardo, which was left permanently docked at one of the station's ports. The shuttle also carried the third of four ExPRESS Logistics Carriers to the ISS, as well as a humanoid robot called Robonaut.[15] During the mission Barratt was in charge of the robotics activities in the station. The total duration of STS-133 was 12 days, 19 hours, and 4 minutes.[13]
Post-Shuttle era
From January 2012 through April 2013, Barratt was manager of the Human Research Program at
In 2013, Barratt served as cavenaut into the ESA CAVES[16] training in Sardinia, alongside Jeremy Hansen, Satoshi Furukawa, Jack Fisher, Aleksei Ovchinin and Paolo Nespoli.
As of 2018, Barratt is involved with the human missions to Mars, and dealing with the health risks of the spaceflight to Mars, especially the risks from
Crew-8
Barratt was assigned to be the pilot on SpaceX Crew-8, which launched on March 4, 2024. The crew is expected to stay on the ISS for around half a year.[17]
Personal life
Born in Vancouver, Washington, Barratt considers Camas, Washington, to be his hometown. He is married to Dr. Michelle Lynne Barratt (née Sasynuik); they reside in League City, Texas, and have five children. His father and mother, Joseph and Donna Barratt, reside in Camas. His personal and recreational interests include family and church activities, writing, sailing,[18] and boat restoration and maintenance.[4]
Organizations
Aerospace Medical Association; American College of Physicians; Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society; American Institute for the Advancement of Science.[4][clarification needed][failed verification]
Awards and honors
Barratt has received several awards and honors:[4]
- Hubertus Strughold Award, 2011
- W. Randolph Lovelace Award (1998), Society of NASA Flight Surgeons
- Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation Nominee (1998)
- Melbourne W. Boynton Award (1995), American Astronautical Society
- USAF Flight Surgeons Julian Ward Award (1992)
- Wright State University Outstanding Graduate Student, Aerospace Medicine (1991)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL (1988)
- Phi Beta Kappa, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1981)
References
This article incorporates public domain material from NASA Biography of Michael R. Barratt.
- ^ "NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 - NASA". Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Michael R. Barratt, M.D." (PDF). ISS Phase 1 History Project. NASA. April 14, 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 0-88730-783-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "Astronaut Bio: Michael Reed Barratt" (PDF). NASA. August 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- NASA (October 13, 2004). "NEEMO 7". NASA. Archived from the originalon October 30, 2004. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ Canadian Space Agency (August 9, 2004). "CSA - Neemo 7 Mission". Canadian Space Agency. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- ^ "NASA Assigns Crews for STS-127 and Expedition 19 Missions". NASA. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ "Expedition 20". NASA. May 6, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ^ William Harwood for CBS News (June 5, 2009). "Successful spacewalk ends". Spaceflightnow.com. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^ NASA (March 2009). "Expedition 20 Press Kit" (.pdf). NASA. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ David Korth, Expedition 20 Spacewalk Flight Director (June 4, 2009). "Expedition 20 Spacewalk Briefing Materials". NASA. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Russian "Internal" Spacewalk Complete". NASA. June 10, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ a b "Michael Barratt". spacefacts. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Space station crew sails to safe landing in Kazakhstan". Spaceflight Now.
- ^ "Last Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133". Outer Space Universe. February 19, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- S2CID 234819922.
- ^ "Space Station Assignments Out for NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Mission". August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ Barratt, Mike (October 2010). "The Ultimate 'Offshore' Passage". Cruising World: 82–87.
External links
- Michael Barratt at IMDb
- Spacefacts biography of Michael R. Barratt
- Space Medicine, EVAs, ISS and The Right Stuff: NASA Astronaut and Physician, Dr. Michael Barratt PeerSpectrum Medical Podcast, July 26, 2018
- Star Trek: The Real Doctor McCoy
- In Their Own Words: Astronaut Mike Barratt Nasa Kennedy Space Center YouTube channel, June 17, 2011
- Earth from Space: Interactive Astronaut Panel, Michael Barratt, Jean-Jacques Favier, Thomas Marshburn, Donald A. Thomas, the 13th Ilan Ramon International Space Conference, February 2018