Ronald J. Garan Jr.
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Ronald J. Garan Jr.
b. Oct 20, 1961
LIFE FORM
Gender
Rank
United States Air Force Colonel
MISSIONS
2
TIME IN SPACE
177D:23H:54M
SPACEWALKS
4
SPACEWALK TIME
01D:03H:03M
Ronald J. Garan Jr.
489
Ronald J. Garan Jr.
b. Oct 20, 1961
LIFE FORM
Gender
Rank
United States Air Force Colonel
MISSIONS
2
TIME IN SPACE
177D:23H:54M
SPACEWALKS
4
SPACEWALK TIME
01D:03H:03M
WIKIPEDIA EXCERPT
Ronald John Garan Jr. is a NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Before becoming an astronaut he was the Operations Officer of the 40th Flight Test Squadron. He first flew in space as a Mission Specialist on the STS-124 mission to the International Space Station. He returned to ISS on April 4, 2011, for a six-month stay as a member of Expedition 27.