Piers J. Sellers
Piers John Sellers was a British-American climate scientist, NASA astronaut, and Earth science leader.
- Born
- April 11, 1955
- Died
- December 23, 2016
- Birthplace
- Crowborough, England,United Kingdom
Flights
3
Spacewalks
6
EVA time
41 hours, 10 minutes
In space
35 days, 9 hours, 2 minutes
Bio
Sellers studied ecological science at the University of Edinburgh and earned a doctorate in biometeorology from the University of Leeds. Before joining the astronaut corps, he worked at NASA Goddard on climate, vegetation, and Earth-system modeling.
He flew STS-112, STS-121, and STS-132, all tied to International assembly and logistics. Sellers performed multiple , including truss assembly and station maintenance work.
Piers J. Sellers flew on STS-112; STS-121; STS-132. The EVA record lists 6 spacewalks totaling 41 hours, 10 minutes, adding a direct operations dimension beyond launch and landing statistics.