Michael E. Fossum

Michael E. Fossum
Fossum in 2004
Born	(1957-12-19) December 19, 1957 (age 66) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Status	Retired[1]
Education	Texas A&M University (BS) University of Houston (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space	193d 19h 2m
Selection	1998 NASA Group
Total EVAs	7
Total EVA time	48 hours, 32 minutes
Missions	STS-121, STS-124, Soyuz TMA-02M (Expedition 28/29)
Mission insignia

Michael Edward Fossum (born December 19, 1957, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is a former American astronaut, engineer, and the Chief Operating Officer of Texas A&M University at Galveston. He flew into space on board the NASA Space Shuttle missions STS-121 and STS-124 and served as a mission specialist of Expedition 28 and commander of Expedition 29 aboard the International Space Station.