Michael A. Baker
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
| Born | Michael Allen Baker October 27, 1953 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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Other occupation
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Naval aviator, test pilot |
| University of Texas, B.S. 1975 | |
| Rank | Captain, United States Navy (Retired) |
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Time in space
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40d 04h 59m |
| Selection | 1985 NASA Group 11 |
| Missions | STS-43, STS-52, STS-68, STS-81 |
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Mission insignia
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Michael Allen Baker (born October 27, 1953) is a retired captain in the United States Navy, former NASA astronaut, and the International Space Station Program Manager for International and Crew Operations, at NASA's Johnson Space Center. He is responsible for the coordination of program operations, integration and flight crew training and support activities with the International Partners.
Baker was born October 27, 1953, in Memphis, Tennessee, and considers Lemoore, California to be his hometown. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout. Baker graduated from Lemoore Union High School, Lemoore, California, in 1971, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas in 1975.
He has two children.
After graduation, Baker completed flight training and earned his Wings of Gold as a Naval Aviator at Naval Air Station Chase Field, Beeville, Texas, in 1977. In 1978, he was assigned to Attack Squadron 56 (VA-56), embarked on the aircraft carrier USS Midway, homeported in Yokosuka, Japan, where he flew the A-7 Corsair II. In late 1980, he was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 30 as the Air Wing Landing Signal Officer.
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