ASTRONAUT

Michael E. Fossum

1957 - Today

Michael E. Fossum

Michael Edward Fossum (born December 19, 1957, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is a former American astronaut, engineer, and the Chief Operating Officer of Texas A&M University at Galveston. He flew into space on board the NASA Space Shuttle missions STS-121 and STS-124 and served as a mission specialist of Expedition 28 and commander of Expedition 29 aboard the International Space Station. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael E. Fossum is the 418th most popular astronaut (down from 416th in 2019), the 14,273rd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,277th in 2019) and the 216th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Michael E. Fossum ranks 418 out of 556. Before him are Sandra Magnus, Kathryn C. Thornton, Jeffrey Ashby, Bruce E. Melnick, Oleg Artemyev, and Konstantin Kozeyev. After him are Timothy Creamer, Patrick G. Forrester, Jim Wetherbee, William G. Gregory, Alexander Gerst, and Ken Bowersox.

Most Popular Astronauts in Wikipedia

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Sandra Magnus
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 412
Kathryn C. Thornton
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 413
Jeffrey Ashby
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 414
Bruce E. Melnick
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 415
Oleg Artemyev
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 416
Konstantin Kozeyev
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 417
Michael E. Fossum
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 418
Timothy Creamer
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 419
Patrick G. Forrester
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 420
Jim Wetherbee
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 421
William G. Gregory
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 422
Alexander Gerst
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 423
Ken Bowersox
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 424

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Michael E. Fossum ranks 674. Before him are Paul Dini, Vasyl Arkhypenko, Beat Breu, Tony Alva, Timothy Busfield, and Frederico Rosa. After him are Lučka Kajfež Bogataj, Patrick G. Forrester, Óscar Arizaga, Georgina Beyer, Cheryl Lynn, and Patriz Ilg.

Others Born in 1957

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Paul Dini
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 668
Vasyl Arkhypenko
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 669
Beat Breu
CYCLIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 670
Tony Alva
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 671
Timothy Busfield
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 672
Frederico Rosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2019
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 673
Michael E. Fossum
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 674
Lučka Kajfež Bogataj
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 675
Patrick G. Forrester
ASTRONAUT
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 676
Óscar Arizaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2023
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 677
Georgina Beyer
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2023
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 678
Cheryl Lynn
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 679
Patriz Ilg
ATHLETE
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 680