Michael López-Alegría (born Miguel Eladio López Alegría on May 30, 1958) is an astronaut, test pilot and commercial astronaut with dual nationality, American and Spanish;[2] a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission. He is known for having performed ten spacewalks so far in his career, presently holding the second longest all-time EVA duration record (first among NASA astronauts) and having the fifth-longest spaceflight of any American at the length of 215 days; this time was spent on board the ISS from September 18, 2006, to April 21, 2007. López-Alegría commanded Axiom-1, the first ever all-private team of commercial astronaut mission to the International Space Station, which launched on April 8, 2022, and spent just over 17 days in Earth's orbit.[3]
His son Nicolas starred alongside López-Alegría in 2006 in Mira La Luna (directed by Eduard Bosch). A second documentary, directed by Manuel Huerga, Son And Moon, was released in Spanish theaters in 2009 featuring astronauts Mikhail Tyurin, Sunita Williams, and him.
Mission recordEdit
López-Alegría after landing of Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft in Kazakhstan.
López-Alegría's first space mission was STS-73 in 1995; for several years afterwards he led NASA's International Space Station (ISS) Crew Operations office before returning to space aboard STS-92 in 2000 and STS-113 in 2002. During flight STS-92, he tested the SAFERjet backpack with fellow astronaut Jeff Wisoff, flying up to 50 feet from the spacecraft.[5]
On September 20, 2006, López-Alegría docked with the ISS as commander of Expedition 14, having taken off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on September 18, onboard Soyuz TMA-9. On Expedition 14, he performed five spacewalks. On April 21, 2007, he undocked from the ISS and returned to Earth.
López-Alegría holds the all-time American record for number of EVAs (10) and total EVA duration (67 hours and 40 minutes). The previous record holder, Jerry L. Ross had a total of 9 EVAs with a duration of 58 hours and 18 minutes. López-Alegría is the second most experienced spacewalker overall, behind Russia's Anatoly Solovyev. On April 2, 2007, López-Alegría set the record for the longest space mission of any American astronaut. When he landed on April 21, his time in space on a single mission was 215 days.[7] (The longest space mission on record is that of Valeriy Polyakov, who spent 437 days aboard the Russian space station Mir in 1994 and 1995.)
List of EVAsEdit
López-Alegría conducting EVA during Expedition 14.
At the end of his ISS mission, he commanded the longest flight by a Soyuz spacecraft, making Expedition 14 the longest expedition thus far. López-Alegría broke the record for longest spaceflight by an American astronaut.[8]
Post-NASA careerEdit
López-Alegría retired from NASA on March 12, 2012[9] and served as the President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation through the end of 2014. López-Alegría is an independent consultant to traditional and commercial space companies, serves on several advisory boards and committees to public and private organizations, and is engaged in public speaking domestically and internationally. He is based in Washington, DC.
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^"Astronaut M. Lopez-Alegria's post-NASA career - collectSPACE: Messages".
^. Axiom Space. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019. CHELSEY BALLARTE (July 17, 2017). "Congress toes a cautious line on support for commercial space partnerships". geekwire. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^Irene Klotz [@Free_Space] (18 September 2020). "Space Hero mission is about 4th on @Axiom_Space manifest, Mike Suffredini tells @AviationWeek. First up in Oct '21 is flight of 3 private individuals and former @NASA_Astronauts Mike Lopez-Algeria" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^Robert Z. Pearlman (26 January 2021). "Axiom Space Names First Private Crew to Visit Space Station". Scientific American. SPACE.com.
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Michael Lopez Alegria born Miguel Eladio Lopez Alegria on May 30 1958 is an astronaut test pilot and commercial astronaut with dual nationality American and Spanish 2 a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission He is known for having performed ten spacewalks so far in his career presently holding the second longest all time EVA duration record first among NASA astronauts and having the fifth longest spaceflight of any American at the length of 215 days this time was spent on board the ISS from September 18 2006 to April 21 2007 Lopez Alegria commanded Axiom 1 the first ever all private team of commercial astronaut mission to the International Space Station which launched on April 8 2022 and spent just over 17 days in Earth s orbit 3 Michael Lopez AlegriaLopez in March 2000Born 1958 05 30 May 30 1958 age 65 Madrid SpainStatusRetired NASA Active Axiom Space NationalityAmerican SpanishAlma materUnited States Naval Academy BS Naval Postgraduate School Master of ScienceOccupationsCommercial AstronautEngineerTest pilotSpace careerNASA AstronautAxiom Commercial AstronautSpace ShuttleMission specialistSoyuzFlight engineerCrew DragonCommanderRankCaptain United States NavyTime in space275 days 0 hours and 35 minutesSelection1992 NASA GroupTotal EVAs10Total EVA time67 hours 40 minutes 76 secondsMissionsSTS 73STS 92STS 113Soyuz TMA 9 Expedition 14 Axiom Mission 1Axiom Mission 3Mission insigniaRetirementMarch 12 2012 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Mission record 3 List of EVAs 4 Post NASA career 5 Awards and decorations 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground EditSon of a Spanish father and an American mother Lopez Alegria was born in Madrid Spain and raised in Mission Viejo California After graduating from Mission Viejo High School 4 Lopez Alegria joined the United States Navy where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering in 1980 from the United States Naval Academy and a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1988 from the U S Naval Postgraduate School Designated a Naval Aviator in 1981 his aviation experience in the Navy was as an instructor pilot in Training Squadron 2 VT 2 at Naval Air Station Whiting Field near Pensacola Florida at Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 2 VQ 2 in Rota Spain and the Naval Air Test Center at NAS Patuxent River Maryland He was the first EP 3E pilot to be selected for U S Naval Test Pilot School He is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School s Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security He is fluent in English Spanish French and Russian His son Nicolas starred alongside Lopez Alegria in 2006 in Mira La Luna directed by Eduard Bosch A second documentary directed by Manuel Huerga Son And Moon was released in Spanish theaters in 2009 featuring astronauts Mikhail Tyurin Sunita Williams and him Mission record Edit nbsp Lopez Alegria after landing of Soyuz TMA 9 spacecraft in Kazakhstan Lopez Alegria s first space mission was STS 73 in 1995 for several years afterwards he led NASA s International Space Station ISS Crew Operations office before returning to space aboard STS 92 in 2000 and STS 113 in 2002 During flight STS 92 he tested the SAFER jet backpack with fellow astronaut Jeff Wisoff flying up to 50 feet from the spacecraft 5 Lopez Alegria served as an aquanaut on the first NEEMO NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations crew aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory in October 2001 6 On September 20 2006 Lopez Alegria docked with the ISS as commander of Expedition 14 having taken off from Baikonur Kazakhstan on September 18 onboard Soyuz TMA 9 On Expedition 14 he performed five spacewalks On April 21 2007 he undocked from the ISS and returned to Earth Lopez Alegria holds the all time American record for number of EVAs 10 and total EVA duration 67 hours and 40 minutes The previous record holder Jerry L Ross had a total of 9 EVAs with a duration of 58 hours and 18 minutes Lopez Alegria is the second most experienced spacewalker overall behind Russia s Anatoly Solovyev On April 2 2007 Lopez Alegria set the record for the longest space mission of any American astronaut When he landed on April 21 his time in space on a single mission was 215 days 7 The longest space mission on record is that of Valeriy Polyakov who spent 437 days aboard the Russian space station Mir in 1994 and 1995 List of EVAs Edit nbsp Lopez Alegria conducting EVA during Expedition 14 2000 10 16 7 07 hours STS 92 EVA 2 2000 10 18 6 56 hours STS 92 EVA 4 2002 11 26 6 45 hours STS 113 EVA 1 2002 11 28 6 10 hours STS 113 EVA 2 2002 11 30 7 00 hours STS 113 EVA 3 2006 11 22 7 39 hours ISS Expedition 14 EVA 1 2007 01 31 7 55 hours ISS Expedition 14 EVA 2 2007 02 04 7 11 hours ISS Expedition 14 EVA 3 2007 02 07 6 39 hours ISS Expedition 14 EVA 4 2007 02 22 6 18 hours ISS Expedition 14 EVA 5At the end of his ISS mission he commanded the longest flight by a Soyuz spacecraft making Expedition 14 the longest expedition thus far Lopez Alegria broke the record for longest spaceflight by an American astronaut 8 Post NASA career EditLopez Alegria retired from NASA on March 12 2012 9 and served as the President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation through the end of 2014 Lopez Alegria is an independent consultant to traditional and commercial space companies serves on several advisory boards and committees to public and private organizations and is engaged in public speaking domestically and internationally He is based in Washington DC In 2017 Lopez Alegria joined Axiom Space as director of Business Development 10 He flew in space again in 2022 as commander of Axiom Mission 1 the first Axiom Space Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station 11 12 Lopez Alegria has been selected as the commander of Axiom Mission 3 scheduled to fly in 2024 Awards and decorations Edit nbsp nbsp National Defense Service Medal with one award star nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp NASA Space Flight Medal with three oak leaf clusters nbsp Medal For Merit in Space Exploration See also EditHispanics in the United States Naval Academy List of Hispanic astronautsReferences Edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronaut M Lopez Alegria s post NASA career collectSPACE Messages Entrevista exclusiva con el astronauta espanol MIGUEL LoPEZ ALEGRIA YouTube YouTube Gorman Steve 9 April 2022 Space station s first all private astronaut team welcomed aboard orbiting platform Financial Post Khatchatryan Astgik May 2020 Space of Honor Orange Coast 59 STS 92 NASA Mission Report 15 Archived 2020 11 25 at the Wayback Machine NASA 2008 10 18 NASA 2006 03 21 NASA NEEMO History National Aeronautics and Space Administration Retrieved 2011 09 22 Soyuz docks to station Spaceflight Now MICHAEL E LOPEZ ALEGRIA CAPTAIN USN RET NASA ASTRONAUT FORMER PDF NASA March 2012 Retrieved April 12 2021 Astronaut M Lopez Alegria s post NASA career collectSPACE Messages About Axiom Space Michael Lopez Alegria Axiom Space Archived from the original on February 7 2019 Retrieved February 3 2019 CHELSEY BALLARTE July 17 2017 Congress toes a cautious line on support for commercial space partnerships geekwire Retrieved February 3 2019 Irene Klotz Free Space 18 September 2020 Space Hero mission is about 4th on Axiom Space manifest Mike Suffredini tells AviationWeek First up in Oct 21 is flight of 3 private individuals and former NASA Astronauts Mike Lopez Algeria Tweet via Twitter Robert Z Pearlman 26 January 2021 Axiom Space Names First Private Crew to Visit Space Station Scientific American SPACE com External links EditSpacefacts biography of Michael Lopez AlegriaPreceded byPavel Vinogradov ISS Expedition CommanderJuly 6 2006 to April 21 2007 Succeeded byFyodor Yurchikhin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Lopez Alegria amp oldid 1178491046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
