Garrett Reisman

Garrett Reisman

Infobox Astronaut
name = Garrett Reisman



type = NASA Astronaut
status = Active
nationality = American
date_birth = birth date and age|1968|02|10
date_death =
place_birth = Morristown, New Jersey
place_death =
occupation = Engineer
rank =
selection = 1998 NASA Group
time = 3 months
mission = STS-123, Expedition 16, Expedition 17, STS-124
insignia = |

Garrett Erin Reisman (born February 10, 1968 in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American engineer and NASA astronaut. He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17. He returned to Earth 14 June 2008 on board STS-124 on the space shuttle Discovery.

Reisman is a 1986 graduate of Parsippany High School [cite web |work=NASA Biographical Data |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/reisman.html |title=Astronaut Bio: Garrett E. Reisman |accessdate=2007-05-14 |quote=EDUCATION: Parsippany High School, Parsippany, New Jersey, 1986.] , a 1990 graduate of the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania [cite news |work=The Daily Pennsylvanian |date=2008-03-25 |url=http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/03/25/News/Astronauts.Career.Was.Launched.Here-3281339.shtml |title=Astronaut's career was launched here |first=Naomi |last=Jagoda] and received his Masters and Doctorate degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1992 and 1997, respectively.

Reisman was assigned as a long duration crewmember on the International Space Station. He launched as Mission Specialist 5 aboard the STS-123 Space Shuttle mission on March 11, 2008. After docking he stayed onboard as Flight Engineer 2 for part of Expedition 16 and part of Expedition 17. Having completed his mission, he has returned to Earth as Mission Specialist 5 aboard STS-124 on June 14, 2008.cite news |work=MSNBC |title=Space shuttle takes its place on the pad |date=2008-05-03 |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24442143/ |quote=Chamitoff will remain behind on the station, replacing astronaut Garrett Reisman, who began his stint as a member of the station's live-aboard crew during the last shuttle mission in March. Reisman will be returning to Earth in Chamitoff's place.] During his time onboard the ISS he had seen two visiting Space Shuttles and the installation of the Special Purpose Dextrious Manipulator (SPDM) and the pressurized section of the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo". [cite news |work=MSNBC |title=Shuttle makes big delivery to space station |first=Marcia |last=Dunn |date=2008-06-02 |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24931030/]

Reisman is the first Jewish crew member on the International Space Station.cite news |work=Jerusalem Post |title=Brown: Israel one of 20th century's 'greatest achievements' |url=http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209627041375&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull |date=2008-05-08 |first=Greer Fay |last=Cashman] He sent a greeting from space to the people of Israel during the celebration of Israel's 60th Independence Day in May 2008. [cite news |url=http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1209627037060&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull |title=Reisman sends greeting from space to Israel for Israel's 60th Independence Day celebration |work=Jerusalem Post |date=2008-05-07]

A self-proclaimed member of the "Colbert Universe", Reisman was interviewed live from space on the May 8, 2008 episode of "The Colbert Report" after being seen wearing a "WristStrong" bracelet.cite news |work=Houston Chronicle |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/nation/5765021.html |date=2008-05-08 |first=Mark |last=Carreau |title=Astronaut trades jokes with Colbert in space interview] [cite web |work=Comedy Central |title=Garrett Reisman on the Colbert Report |url=http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?episodeId=167538 |date=2008-05-08] He also did an entertaining, high definition video of 'A day in the life of a space station crew member' while on board. As well as demonstrated in the large, and at the time empty Kibo section, that humans can not 'swim' in the micro gravity of orbital space.

References

External links

* [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/reisman.html NASA biography]
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/reisman_garrett.htm Spacefacts biography of Garrett Reisman]
* [http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3716&Itemid=1 A day in the life of a Space Station Astronaut, Filmed by Garrett Reisman]


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