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ELITERetiredNASANASA·🇺🇸 United States·Born 1958
Michael López-Alegría
Holds the American record for most EVAs (10) and total EVA time (67h 40m).
272d
Days in Space
5
Missions
10
EVAs
68h
EVA Time
I think the future is bright for commercial spaceflight.
What they aspire to
He aspires to expand commercial human spaceflight access through private missions like Axiom's Ax-1, which he commanded.
Biography
Holds the American record for most EVAs (10) and total EVA time (67h 40m). Commanded ISS Expedition 14 and later led Axiom-1 and Axiom-3 private missions.
Before NASAU.S. Navy test pilot and naval aviator born in Madrid who served as an engineering test pilot before joining NASA in 1992.
Notable Missions
STS-73STS-92ISS Expedition 14Axiom-1Axiom-3
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
runningcyclingscuba diving
Causes They Champion
Commercial Spaceflight FederationSTEM outreach in Spanish-speaking communities
Languages
EnglishSpanishRussianFrench
Awards & Honors
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Defense Superior Service Medal
- Légion d'honneur (France)
- Cross of Naval Merit (Spain)
Fun fact
He held the U.S. record for most spacewalks (10) and longest cumulative EVA time for many years, and at one point held the U.S. record for longest single spaceflight.
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