Stephen Frick
Stephen Frick | |
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| Born | Stephen Nathaniel Frick September 30, 1964 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 23d 14h 4m |
| Selection | NASA Group 16 (1996) |
| Missions | STS-110 STS-122 |
Mission insignia | File:Sts-110-patch.png File:STS-122 patch.png |
Stephen Nathaniel Frick (born September 30, 1964)[1] is an American astronaut and a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Frick graduated from Pine-Richland High School in 1982, earned a degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1986, was commissioned as a United States Navy officer, and trained as an F/A-18 fighter pilot.[2] Stationed aboard the carrier USS Saratoga, he flew combat missions during the Gulf War and then earned a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1994.[2][3]
Frick was selected as a NASA astronaut candidate in 1996 and was trained as a Space Shuttle pilot. He piloted mission STS-110, a docking mission with the International Space Station.[2]
In July 2006, Frick was assigned to command the crew of STS-122. The 12-day mission delivered the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory and returned Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Daniel M. Tani to Earth. The mission launched February 7, 2008, and touched down February 20, 2008.[2] NASA announced his retirement in July 2015.[4]
Awards and decorations
[edit | edit source]Distinguished Flying Cross; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; 3 Navy Commendation Medals, one with Combat V; Air Medal with 2 Strike-Flight awards; 2 Southwest Asia Service Medals; NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal; NASA Spaceflight Medal[2]
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External links
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- United States Navy astronauts
- Military personnel from Pittsburgh
- People from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- United States Naval Academy alumni
- Naval Postgraduate School alumni
- United States Naval Test Pilot School alumni
- United States Navy captains
- United States Naval Aviators
- American aerospace engineers
- United States Navy personnel of the Gulf War
- Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
- Recipients of the Air Medal
- Pine-Richland High School alumni
- Engineers from Pennsylvania
- Space Shuttle program astronauts