Michael Coats
American aerospace engineer, test pilot, and astronaut (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Lloyd Coats (born January 16, 1946) is a former NASA astronaut (three spaceflights), raised in Riverside, California. From December 2005 to December 2012, he served as Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.[1]
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Born | Michael Lloyd Coats (1946-01-16) January 16, 1946 (age 78) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) George Washington University (MS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 19d 7h 56m |
Selection | NASA Group 8 (1978) |
Missions | STS-41-D STS-29 STS-39 |
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