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Christopher Cassidy
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American astronaut (born 1970)
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Christopher Cassidy is an American astronaut and former Chief of the Astronaut Office. He is a member of NASA Astronaut Group 19 and has been employed by NASA. Cassidy served as part of the crew for Soyuz MS-16, Expedition 63, Soyuz TMA-08M, and STS-127. He spent 543949 units of time in space.
Born in Salem in 1970, Cassidy was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the United States Naval Academy. He is a male who speaks English. His military service includes the United States Navy. Cassidy has received the Bronze Star Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, and NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. He is recognized in the Astronauts collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 19
- Given name
- Christopher
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Salem
- Occupation
- astronaut
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Chris Cassidy playing chess 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Christopher Cassidy
- date of birth
- 1970-01-04
- time in space
- 543949
- member of the crew of
- Expedition 62
- member of
- Expedition 63
- name in native language
- Christopher Cassidy
- P450
- Soyuz MS-16
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