Michael Barratt | |
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![]() Barratt in 2010 | |
Born | Michael Reed Barratt April 16, 1959 Vancouver, Washington, U.S. |
Education | University of Washington (BS) Northwestern University (MD) Wright State University (MS) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 397 days, 4 hours, 52 minutes (currently in space) |
Selection | NASA Group 18 (2000) |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 5 hours, 6 minutes |
Missions | Soyuz TMA-14 (Expedition 19/20) STS-133 SpaceX Crew-8 (Expedition 70/71) |
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Michael Reed "Mike" Barratt (born April 16, 1959) is an American physician and a NASA astronaut. Specializing in aerospace medicine, he served as a flight surgeon for NASA before his selection as an astronaut and has played a role in developing NASA's space medicine programs for both the Shuttle–Mir program and International Space Station. His first spaceflight was a long-duration mission to the International Space Station, as a flight engineer on the Expedition 19 and 20 crew. In March 2011, Barratt completed his second spaceflight as a crew member of STS-133. Barratt made a second long-duration mission to the International Space Station, as a flight engineer on the Expedition 70 and 71 crew and also served as the pilot on the SpaceX Crew-8 mission.[1]