Mark T. Vande Hei
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Mark Thomas Vande Hei is a current NASA
astronaut
. Vande Hei was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20
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. Vande Hei has a bachelor of arts degree with a major in physics from Saint John's University and a master of science in applied physics from Stanford University
, and is currently a flight controller
for the International Space Station
at NASA's Johnson Space Center, as part of U.S. Army NASA Detachment.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
. Vande Hei was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20
NASA Astronaut Group 20
NASA Astronaut Group 20 saw the training of nine mission specialists, and five international mission specialists to become NASA astronauts. These 14 astronauts began training in August 2009 and officially graduated as astronauts on 4 November 2011....
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Biography
Lt. Colonel Vande Hei, U.S. Army, was born in Falls Church, VirginiaFalls Church, Virginia
The City of Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia, United States, in the Washington Metropolitan Area. The city population was 12,332 in 2010, up from 10,377 in 2000. Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Anglican parish, Falls Church gained township status within...
. Vande Hei has a bachelor of arts degree with a major in physics from Saint John's University and a master of science in applied physics from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, and is currently a flight controller
Flight controller
Flight controllers are personnel who aid in the operations of a space flight, working in Mission Control Centers such as NASA's Mission Control Center, or ESA's Operations Center. Flight controllers sit at computer consoles and use telemetry to monitor in real time various technical aspects of a...
for the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
at NASA's Johnson Space Center, as part of U.S. Army NASA Detachment.