Gregory E. Chamitoff
Gregory Errol Chamitoff is a Canadian-born American engineer, researcher, and NASA astronaut. His missions connect shuttle station assembly with a long-duration ISS and later Endeavour's final flight.
- Born
- August 6, 1962
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec,Canada
Flights
2
Spacewalks
2
EVA time
13 hours, 43 minutes
In space
198 days, 18 hours, 2 minutes
Bio
Chamitoff studied electrical engineering and aeronautics before earning a doctorate in aeronautics and astronautics. NASA selected him with Astronaut Group 17 in 1998.
He launched to the ISS on STS-124, served as part of Expeditions 17 and 18, and returned on STS-126. He later flew STS-134, the final flight of Endeavour, which delivered the Alpha Magnetic .
His long-duration mission included station research, robotics, maintenance, and crew handover work. STS-134 added major ISS science hardware and work to his record.