cosmos.wikisort.org - CosmonautChristopher Sembroski (born August 28, 1979) is an American data engineer, Air Force veteran, and commercial astronaut, currently living in Everett, Washington, United States. He flew to orbit on Inspiration4, a private spaceflight funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman.
American data engineer, Air Force veteran, and space tourist
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Born | Christopher Sembroski (1979-08-28) August 28, 1979 (age 43) |
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Nationality | USA |
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Occupation | - Data engineer (current)
- US Air Force missileman (former)
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Known for | Private astronaut aboard Inspiration4 |
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Space career |
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Time in space | 2d 23h 3m |
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Selection | Mission Specialist |
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Missions | Inspiration4 |
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Sembroski is a Lockheed Martin employee and was a crew member on the Inspiration4 mission.[1] The spaceflight position was given to Sembroski by his friend Kyle Hippchen, as he was unable to accept the prize because he exceeded the weight limit of the Dragon vehicle.[2][3]
Sembroski has long had an interest in space, being an amateur astronomer and rocketeer.[4][5][6] Sembroski received the call sign "Hanks" during training.[7]
He is featured on the cover of a Time magazine double issue with the rest of the crew of Inspiration4 in August 2021.[8]
Career
Sembroski grew up in Kannapolis, North Carolina.[1] During college, Sembroski volunteered for ProSpace, a nonprofit organization advocating for private spaceflight.[5] Sembroski also was a counselor at Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama which promotes science, technology, engineering, and math to children and teenagers.[4][5] After college, Sembroski joined the United States Air Force as an Electro-Mechanical Technician stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, MT.[9] Sembroski worked as a data engineer for Lockheed-Martin.[6] He has sinced moved to work as an avionics engineer at Blue Origin.[10]
He is a member of the Association of Space Explorers.[11]
References
- Julie Muhlstein (April 18, 2021). "Everett's own spaceman thrilled to join all-civilian mission". The Everett Herald. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- "He won a trip to space. Then he gave it away to a friend". AP News. January 27, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- Kenneth Chang (September 15, 2021). "How were the astronauts selected?". New York Times. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- Kenneth Chang (March 30, 2021). "A Billionaire Names His Team to Ride SpaceX, No Pros Allowed". New York Times. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- Rachel DeSantis (March 30, 2021). "Meet First All-Civilian Space Crew, Who Are 'Pushing Boundaries' on Inspiration4-SpaceX Mission". People.
- Nancy Dunn (March 30, 2021). "Two space fans – including Everett man – get seats on billionaire's private flight". NPR. KNKX. Associated Press.
- Thompson, Amy (September 15, 2021). "Inspiration4's call signs: The crew of SpaceX's all-civilian mission have special nicknames". Space.com. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- Kluger, Jeffrey (August 23, 2021). "Inside Inspiration 4". Time. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- "Missiles to symphonies". Air Force Space Command. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- Wattles, Jackie (July 19, 2022). "He went to orbit on a SpaceX rocket. Now, he's working for its archrival | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- List of members of the ASE from United States
External links
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- Including orbital and supraorbital spaceflights
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Past missions Flown tourists |
- Soviet Space Agency/TBS mission (1990: TM-11/TM-10 to Mir)
- Soviet Space Agency/Project Juno (1991: TM-12/TM-11 to Mir)
- MirCorp ISS EP-1 (2001: TM-32/TM-31 to ISS)
- Space Adventures ISS EP-3 (2002: TM-34/TM-33 to ISS)
- Space Adventures Expedition 11/12 (2005: TMA-7/TMA-6 to ISS)
- Space Adventures Expedition 13/14 (2006: TMA-9/TMA-8 to ISS)
- Space Adventures Expedition 14/15 (2007: TMA-10/TMA-9 to ISS)
- Space Adventures Expedition 17/18 (2008: TMA-13/TMA-12 to ISS)
- Space Adventures Expedition 18/19 (2009: TMA-14/TMA-13 to ISS)
- Space Adventures Expedition 19/20/21 (2009: TMA-16/TMA-14 to ISS)
- SpaceX/Shift4 Inspiration4 (2021)
- Roscosmos "Vyzov" (2021: MS-19/MS-18 to ISS)
- Space Adventures (2021: MS-20 to ISS)
- Axiom Space/SpaceX (2022: Ax-1 to ISS)
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Scheduled |
- Polaris Program/SpaceX Polaris Dawn (March 2023)
- Axiom Space/SpaceX Ax-2 (Early 2023)
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Projected |
- Axiom Space/SpaceX untitled movie (2022+)
- SpaceX dearMoon (2023+)
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- Space tourists
- Space tourism
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На других языках
- [en] Christopher Sembroski
[es] Christopher Sembroski
Christopher Sembroski (nacido el 28 de agosto de 1979) es un ingeniero de datos estadounidense, veterano de la Fuerza Aérea y astronauta comercial que actualmente vive en Everett, Washington, Estados Unidos. A él se unió el multimillonario Jared Isaacman en la misión Inspiration4 a la órbita.
[fr] Christopher Sembroski
Christopher « Chris » Sembroski est un touriste spatial américain. Il participe à la mission Inspiration4.
[ru] Семброски, Кристофер
Кристофер Семброски (англ. Christopher Sembroski, род. 28 августа 1979) — американский инженер по обработке данных, ветеран ВВС и астронавт. Член экипажа SpaceX Inspiration4, первого частного полёта человека в космос с исключительно гражданским экипажем[1].
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