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Michael López-Alegría (born Miguel Eladio López Alegría on May 30, 1958) is an astronaut, test pilot and commercial astronaut with dual nationality, American and Spanish;[2] a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission. He is known for having performed ten spacewalks so far in his career, presently holding the second longest all-time EVA duration record (first among NASA astronauts) and having the fifth-longest spaceflight of any American at the length of 215 days; this time was spent on board the ISS from September 18, 2006 to April 21, 2007. López-Alegría commanded Axiom-1, the first ever all-private team of commercial astronaut mission to the International Space Station, which launched on April 8, 2022 and spent around 17 days in earth's orbit.[3]

Michael López-Alegría
Lopez in March 2000
Born	(1958-05-30) May 30, 1958 (age 64) Madrid, Spain
Status	Retired (NASA) Active (Axiom Space)
Nationality	American, Spanish
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy (BS) Naval Postgraduate School Master of Science
Occupation	Commercial Astronaut Engineer Test pilot
Space career
NASA Astronaut Axiom Commercial Astronaut Space Shuttle Mission specialist Soyuz Flight engineer Crew Dragon Commander
Rank	Captain  United States Navy
Time in space	275 days, 0 hours and 35 minutes
Selection	1992 NASA Group
Total EVAs	10
Total EVA time	67 hours, 40 minutes 76 seconds
Missions	STS-73 STS-92 STS-113 Soyuz TMA-9 (Expedition 14) SpaceX Axiom-1
Mission insignia
Retirement	March 12, 2012[1]

Background

Son of a Spanish father and an American mother, López-Alegría was born in Madrid, Spain and raised in Mission Viejo, California. After graduating from Mission Viejo High School,[4] López-Alegría joined the United States Navy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering in 1980 from the United States Naval Academy, and a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1988 from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Designated a Naval Aviator in 1981, his aviation experience in the Navy was as an instructor pilot in Training Squadron 2 (VT-2) at Naval Air Station Whiting Field near Pensacola, Florida, at Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 2 (VQ-2) in Rota, Spain, and the Naval Air Test Center at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. He was the first EP-3E pilot to be selected for U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. He is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School's Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security. He is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Russian.

His son Nicolas starred alongside López-Alegría in 2006 in Mira La Luna (directed by Eduard Bosch). A second documentary, directed by Manuel Huerga, Son And Moon, was released in Spanish theaters in 2009 featuring astronauts Mikhail Tyurin, Sunita Williams, and him.

Mission record

López-Alegría's first space mission was STS-73 in 1995; for several years afterwards he led NASA's International Space Station (ISS) Crew Operations office before returning to space aboard STS-92 in 2000 and STS-113 in 2002. During flight STS-92, he tested the SAFER jet backpack with fellow astronaut Jeff Wisoff, flying up to 50 feet from the spacecraft.[5]

López-Alegría served as an aquanaut on the first NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) crew aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory in October 2001.[6]

On September 20, 2006 López-Alegría docked with the ISS as Commander of Expedition 14, having taken off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on September 18, onboard Soyuz TMA-9. On Expedition 14, he performed five spacewalks. On April 21, 2007, he undocked from the ISS and returned to Earth.

López-Alegría holds the all time American record for number of EVAs (10) and total EVA duration (67 hours and 40 minutes). The previous record holder, Jerry L. Ross had a total of 9 EVAs with a duration of 58 hours and 18 minutes. López-Alegría is the second most experienced spacewalker overall, behind Russia's Anatoly Solovyev. On April 2, 2007, López-Alegría set the record for the longest space mission of any American astronaut. When he landed on April 21, his time in space on a single mission was 215 days.[7] (The longest space mission on record is that of Valeriy Polyakov, who spent 437 days aboard the Russian space station Mir in 1994 and 1995.)

List of EVAs

• 2000-10-16 7:07 hours STS-92, EVA 2
• 2000-10-18 6:56 hours STS-92, EVA 4
• 2002-11-26 6:45 hours STS-113, EVA 1
• 2002-11-28 6:10 hours STS-113, EVA 2
• 2002-11-30 7:00 hours STS-113, EVA 3
• 2006-11-22 7:39 hours ISS Expedition 14, EVA 1
• 2007-01-31 7:55 hours ISS Expedition 14, EVA 2
• 2007-02-04 7:11 hours ISS Expedition 14, EVA 3
• 2007-02-07 6:39 hours ISS Expedition 14, EVA 4
• 2007-02-22 6:18 hours ISS Expedition 14, EVA 5

At the end of his ISS mission, he commanded the longest flight by a Soyuz spacecraft, making Expedition 14 the longest expedition thus far. López-Alegría broke the record for longest spaceflight by an American astronaut.[8]

Post-NASA career

López-Alegría retired from NASA on March 12, 2012[9] and served as the President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation through the end of 2014. López-Alegría is an independent consultant to traditional and commercial space companies, serves on several advisory boards and committees to public and private organizations, and is engaged in public speaking domestically and internationally. He is based in Washington, DC.

In 2017 López-Alegría joined Axiom Space as director of Business Development.[10] He flew in space again in 2022 as commander of Axiom Mission 1, the first Axiom Space Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station.[11][12]

In September 2015, López-Alegría officiated the wedding of Kellie Gerardi and Steven Baumruk.[13] In December 2019, López-Alegría officiated the wedding of Saúl Reza Arcelus and Jillianne Pierce.

Awards and decorations

	National Defense Service Medal with one award star
	NASA Space Flight Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"

See also

• Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy
• List of Hispanic astronauts

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

External links

• Spacefacts biography of Michael López-Alegría

Preceded by Pavel Vinogradov

ISS Expedition Commander July 6, 2006 to April 21, 2007

Succeeded by Fyodor Yurchikhin

На других языках

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[de] Michael Eladio López-Alegría

Miguel Eladio López-Alegría (* 30. Mai 1958 in Madrid, Spanien), im englischsprachigen Raum als Michael López-Alegria bekannt, ist ein US-amerikanischer Astronaut. Seit 2007 hält er den US-Rekord für die größte EVA-Gesamtdauer (67h 40min). Zudem hielt er den US-Rekord für den längsten Raumflug (215d 8h), bis dieser 2015 von Scott Kelly übertroffen wurde. Michael López-Alegría ist zum zweiten Mal verheiratet und hat ein Kind.

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[es] Miguel López-Alegría

Miguel Eladio López-Alegría (Madrid, 30 de mayo de 1958), conocido en entornos angloparlantes como Michael López-Alegría, es el primer astronauta nacido en España en viajar al espacio. Tiene doble nacionalidad, estadounidense y española.[1][2] Realizó tres misiones del transbordador espacial y una en la nave Soyuz. Recientemente en el año 2022 ha realizado su quinto y último vuelo en la nave Crew Dragon.

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[fr] Michael López-Alegría

Michael (né Miguel) Eladio "LA" López-Alegría est un astronaute hispano-américain né à Madrid le 30 mai 1958.

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[it] Michael López-Alegría

Michael López-Alegría, nato Miguel Eladio López-Alegría (Madrid, 30 maggio 1958), è un astronauta spagnolo naturalizzato statunitense.

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[ru] Лопес-Алегриа, Майкл

Майкл Эла́дио Ло́пес-Алегри́а (англ. Michael Eladio López-Alegría; род. 30 мая 1958[1], Мадрид[1]) — американский астронавт-исследователь НАСА. Совершил 5 космических полётов общей продолжительностью 275 суток 0 часов 35 минут. Участвовал в десяти выходах в открытый космос (общей продолжительностью 67 часов 40 минута).

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