Michael López-Alegría

Mission Commander

Axiom SpaceAmerican/SpanishACTIVE

FLIGHTS

w/ SPACEX

EVAs

257d 22h 45m

IN SPACE

BIOGRAPHY

Michael López-Alegría is a former NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain who holds the American record for total EVA time. He flew on four NASA missions including STS-73, STS-92, STS-113, and a long-duration stay on Expedition 14. He commanded the Axiom Space Ax-1 mission to the ISS aboard Crew Dragon.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth

May 30, 1958

Birthplace

Madrid, Spain

Selection

NASA Group 14 (1992)

Military Service

Captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

EDUCATION

BS Systems Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy

MS Aeronautical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School

Wikipedia Profile @CommanderMLA

MISSION HISTORY

Ax-1

April 8, 2022Flight #156

Axiom Mission 1 (or Ax-1) is a planned SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS), operated by SpaceX on behalf of Axiom Space. The flight will launch no earlier than 31 March 2022 and send four people to the ISS for an eight-day stay

CREW:

FELLOW CREWMATES

Larry Connor

Axiom Space

Mark Pathy

Axiom Space

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