Michael Coats

Michael Coats
Born	Michael Lloyd Coats (1946-01-16) January 16, 1946 (age 78) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS) George Washington University (MS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Captain, USN
Time in space	19d 7h 56m
Selection	NASA Group 8 (1978)
Missions	STS-41-D STS-29 STS-39
Mission insignia

Michael Lloyd Coats (born January 16, 1946) is a former NASA astronaut (three spaceflights), raised in Riverside, California. From December 2005 to December 2012, he served as Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.^[1]