Gregory Chamitoff information

Gregory Chamitoff
Gregory Chamitoff
Born	Gregory Errol Chamitoff; August 6, 1962 (age 61); Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (BS); California Institute of Technology (MS); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD); University of Houston (MS)
	Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space	198d 18h 2m
Selection	NASA Group 17 (1998)
Missions	STS-124/126 (Expedition 17/18); STS-134
Mission insignia
	Scientific career
Fields	Aeronautics
Thesis	Robust Intelligent Flight Control for Hypersonic Vehicles (1992)

Gregory Errol Chamitoff (born 6 August 1962) is a Canadian-born American^[1]^[2] engineer and former NASA astronaut. He has been to space twice, spending 6 months aboard the ISS across Expedition 17 and 18 in 2008, and another 15 days as part of STS-134 in 2011. STS-134 was the last of Space Shuttle Endeavour which delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and completed the US Orbital Segment.^[3]

In 2008, Chamitoff^[4] voted from outer space;^[5] he also conducted a live-from-space satellite chat with students attending school in London.^[6]

^ Lazarus, David (March 26, 2008). "Former Montrealer heading into space". The Canadian Jewish News.
^ "Shuttle lifts off with Montreal-born astronaut aboard". CBC News. 31 May 2008. Now a U.S. citizen, Chamitoff was born in Montreal ...
^ "Biographical Data:GREGORY ERROL CHAMITOFF (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT" (PDF). NASA. July 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
^ and fellow astronaut Michael Fincke
^ "Texans have been able to vote from space for nearly two decades, NASA says". LATimes.com Los Angeles Times. November 8, 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference LiveChat.BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[tcjn20080326-1] Lazarus, David (March 26, 2008). "Former Montrealer heading into space". The Canadian Jewish News.

[cbc20080531-2] "Shuttle lifts off with Montreal-born astronaut aboard". CBC News. 31 May 2008. Now a U.S. citizen, Chamitoff was born in Montreal ...

[nasa-3] "Biographical Data:GREGORY ERROL CHAMITOFF (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT" (PDF). NASA. July 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

[4] w astronaut Michael Fincke

[5] "Texans have been able to vote from space for nearly two decades, NASA says". LATimes.com Los Angeles Times. November 8, 2016.

[LiveChat.BBC-6] Cite error: The named reference LiveChat.BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Gregory Chamitoff

Born	Gregory Errol Chamitoff (1962-08-06) August 6, 1962 (age 61) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) University of Houston (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space	198d 18h 2m
Selection	NASA Group 17 (1998)
Missions	STS-124/126 (Expedition 17/18) STS-134
Mission insignia


Scientific career
Fields	Aeronautics
Thesis	Robust Intelligent Flight Control for Hypersonic Vehicles (1992)