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Michael James Massimino / ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ m iː n oʊ / (born August 19, 1962) is an American professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and a former NASA astronaut. He is the senior advisor of space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum .
An astronaut, the first person to tweet from space, a recurring character on The Big Bang Theory, and now a New York Times bestselling author, Mike grew up a working class kid whose seemingly unreachable dream of becoming an astronaut and flying in space was realized in an unlikely journey that was driven by determination and commitment, and ...
Mike Massimino, a former NASA astronaut, is a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and the senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
Dec 5, 2023 · Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino shares important life lessons from his journey to joining the space program and achieving what, at times, felt like an...
Mike Massimino teaches and advises research in spaceflight topics including human factors, robotics, extra-vehicular activity (spacewalking), displays and controls, and planetary exploration.
Dec 3, 2023 · Mike Massimino set records in space travel, but his decade-journey to NASA taught him much more about how to live.
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Dec 5, 2023 · Learn how Columbia Engineering prepared Mike Massimino for his astronaut career and how he uses that expertise to train the next generation of Engineers.
Oct 18, 2016 · Mike Massimino served as a NASA astronaut from 1996 to 2014. A veteran of two space flights to the Hubble Space Telescope, Mike and his crews set team records for spacewalking time, and he became the first person to tweet from space.
Jul 19, 2019 · Like millions of other children watching the Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969, Massimino vowed to one day become an astronaut just like the Apollo 11 crewmembers he so...
MICHAEL J. MASSIMINO (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) Pronunciation: MY-kull MASS-uh-mean-oh. PERSONAL DATA: Born in New York in 1962. His hometown is Franklin Square, New York. Married. Two children. Mike enjoys baseball, family activities, camping, and coaching kids’ sports. EDUCATION: H. Frank Carey High School, Franklin Square, New York, 1980.
