Lee Morin
| Lee Miller Emile Morin | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
September 9, 1952 Manchester, New Hampshire |
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Other occupation
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Medical Doctor |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
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Time in space
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10d 19h 42min |
| Selection | 1996 NASA Group |
| Missions | STS-110 |
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Mission insignia
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Lee Miller Emile Morin (born September 9, 1952) M.D., Ph.D. is a United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut. He flew on STS-110 in 2002.
Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Morin is married with two children and three grandchildren. An amateur machinist, he enjoys math and jogging.
CAPT Morin has been awarded the following US Navy Badges: US Navy Astronaut Wings aboard STS-110 US Navy Flight Medical Office’s Wings while at Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) in Pensacola, Florida US Navy Diving Officer’s Badge and US Navy Submarine Medical Officer’s Badge while serving aboard the USS HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN-730)
After graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 1974, Morin worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the laboratory now known as the Media Lab. Morin matriculated at NYU School of Medicine in 1974, received a Master of Science in Biochemistry in 1978, an M.D. in 1981, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology in 1982. He then completed two years of residency training in General Surgery at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center and at Montefiore Medical Center in The Bronx, New York City.
In 1982, Morin received a Direct Commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve. In 1983, he entered active duty and attended the Naval Undersea Medical Institute in Groton, Connecticut. He was designated as an Undersea Medical Officer in 1983. He joined the crew of the submarine USS Henry M. Jackson at the Electric Boat Company Shipyards in Groton. He remained aboard as Medical Officer for both Blue and Gold crews until 1985 when the ship arrived at its home port in Bangor, Washington. During his tour aboard Henry M. Jackson, Morin qualified as a Diving Medical Officer, and also received his "Dolphins" as a qualified Submarine Medical Officer.
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