Anderson, Michael P.
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 25 December 1959 | ||
| Place | Plattsburgh NY, USA, 44n41, 73w27 | ||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   03°10'   or 
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Biography
American astronaut: Michael P. Anderson – Mission specialist; Lt. Col. USAF; Space Shuttle Columbia. The space vehicle broke up upon reentry on 2/01/2003 starting approximately 7:53 AM CST overhead from California through Texas. All seven astronauts were lost.
Anderson received a Bachelor's in physics from the Univ. of Washington in 1981 and a Master's Degree in physics from Creighton University in 1990. A career in the Air Force followed with the ranking of lieutenant colonel and he was selected for the NASA program in 1994. From 1992-1995, he served as an instructor pilot and tactics officer in the 380th Air Refueling Wing at Plattsburgh, N.Y. In 1998, Anderson flew on the shuttle mission, Endeavor, that docked with Mir space station. During the Columbia mission, Anderson was responsible for the many experiments that were performed on the 16-day flight.
He is married.
Relationships
- compare to chart of Space: Columbia #STS 107 (born 1 February 2003)
- associate relationship with Clark, Laurel B. (born 10 March 1961)
- associate relationship with Husband, Rick Douglas (born 12 July 1957)
- associate relationship with McCool, William C. (born 23 September 1961)
- associate relationship with Ramon, Ilan (born 20 June 1954)
- associate relationship with Brown, David M. (born 16 April 1956)
- associate relationship with Chawla, Kalpana (born 1 July 1961)
Events
- Death by Accident 1 February 2003 at 07:53 AM (Reentry exposion, age 43)
- Social : End a program of study 1981 (Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington)
- Social : End a program of study 1990 (Masters Degree from the Creighton University)
- Work : New Career 1994 (Selected by NASA)
- Work : New Job 1992 (Tactics officer, instructor pilot)
- Work : Begin Major Project 1998 (Docked with Mir space station)
- Work : Begin Major Project 16 January 2003 at 10:39 AM in Cape Canaveral, FL (Launch of Columbia, 16-day mission)
Source Notes
Contributed by Pat Esclavon Hardy, Tampa, FL, citing NASA and CNN news sources
Categories
- Vocation : Travel : Astronaut (Space Shuttle Columbia)
- Vocation : Military : Military service (Air Force, Lt. Colonel)
- Vocation : Travel : Pilot/ military
- Lifestyle : Work : Work in team/ Tandem (One of seven astronauts)
- Personal : Death : Accidental (Reentry explosion)
