Kevin A. Ford
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
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July 7, 1960 Portland, Indiana, U.S. |
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Other names
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Kevin Anthony Ford |
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Other occupation
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Fighter pilot, test pilot |
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University of Notre Dame, B.S. 1982 Troy State University, M.S. 1989 University of Florida, M.S. 1994 AFIT, Ph.D. 1997 |
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| Rank | Colonel, USAF |
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Time in space
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157 days 13 hours 9 minutes |
| Selection | 2000 NASA Group |
| Missions | STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M (Expedition 33/34) |
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Mission insignia
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Kevin Anthony Ford (born July 7, 1960) is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and a NASA astronaut. Ford has received a number of special honors and awards, some of which are the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. Ford has also logged more than 5,000 flying hours and also holds FAA commercial certificates for airplanes, helicopters and gliders. Ford has served in many roles at NASA since his selection in July 2000. The roles include as a Capsule Communicator or CAPCOM. He was also the Director Of Operations at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia from January 2004 to January 2005. He was pilot of STS-128 and Flight Engineer 2 of Soyuz TMA-06M from October 23, 2012 to March 16, 2013.
Ford was born July 7, 1960, in Portland, Indiana and considers Montpelier, Indiana his hometown. He graduated from Blackford High School, Hartford City, Indiana in 1978. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1982, a Master of Science degree in International Relations from Troy State University in 1989, a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida in 1994, and a Ph.D. in Astronautical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1997. He has attended the U.S. Air Force Squadron Officer School, the Air Command and Staff College Associate Program, and the Air War College.
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