Randy Bresnik
| Randolph James Bresnik | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Active |
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September 11, 1967 Fort Knox, Kentucky |
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Other occupation
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Fighter pilot |
| Rank | Colonel, USMC |
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Time in space
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10d 19h 16m |
| Selection | 2004 NASA Group |
| Missions | STS-129, Soyuz MS-05, (Expedition 52/53) |
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Mission insignia
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Randolph James "Komrade" Bresnik (born September 11, 1967) is a Colonel in the United States Marine Corps and a NASA astronaut. A Marine Aviator by trade, Bresnik was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 19 in May 2004. Bresnik completed his Astronaut Candidate Training in February 2006.
Bresnik was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky but considers Santa Monica, California to be his hometown.
Bresnik graduated from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, in 1985. He then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from The Citadel in 1989, and later a Master of Science degree in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2002. He then graduated from the Air War College in 2008. Randy is the first graduate of The Citadel to have the opportunity to fly in space.
Bresnik's family includes his wife, Rebecca Burgin of Pompton Plains, New Jersey, a son Wyatt (2006), and a daughter Abigail Mae (2009) who was born while he was on orbit during STS-129. This marked the second time a space traveller became a parent while on orbit; it first happened when Franz Viehböck's daughter was born while he was in space in 1991. His father is Albert ‘Randy’ Bresnik.
In May 1989, Bresnik received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at The Citadel. After graduation he attended The Basic School (TBS) and Infantry Officers Course (IOC) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Following Aviation Indoctrination and Primary flight training in Pensacola, Florida, he entered Intermediate and Advanced flight training in Beeville, Texas, and was designated a Naval Aviator in 1992.
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