Andrew J. Feustel
Andrew Jay Feustel is an American and Canadian geophysicist, former NASA astronaut, and experienced spacewalker. Selected by NASA in 2000, he became a major figure in both Hubble servicing and International operations.
- Born
- August 25, 1965
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania,United States
Flights
3
Spacewalks
9
EVA time
61 hours, 48 minutes
In space
225 days, 9 hours, 15 minutes
Bio
Feustel trained in geology and geophysics before joining NASA, including doctoral work at Queen's University. His first spaceflight was STS-125, the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, where he performed three during one of the shuttle program's most complex science-support flights.
His second flight was STS-134, Endeavour's final mission, which delivered the Alpha Magnetic to the ISS. Feustel again performed EVAs, this time in the station assembly and outfitting context.
Feustel later launched on Soyuz MS-08 and served aboard Expeditions 55 and 56, including command of Expedition 56. That mission made him one of the astronauts whose careers bridge Hubble servicing, shuttle station assembly, and long-duration ISS command.
With extensive EVA time, scientific training, and station command experience, Feustel's page needs to read as more than three flight entries. His work sits at the intersection of orbital observatory servicing and mature ISS operations.