Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Bresnik

Randolph James "Randy"

USA

Randolph Bresnik

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Personal data

Birthdate:  11.09.1967
Birthplace:  Fort Knox, Kentucky
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  06.05.2004
Selection group:  NASA-19
Position:  PLT
Status:  active

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-129 Atlantis  MS  16.11.- 27.11.2009 10d 19h 16m 
2  Soyuz MS-05 / ISS-52 / ISS-53  Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR  28.07. - 14.12.2017 138d 16h 56m 
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Total  149d 12h 12m 
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Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1  Soyuz MS-04  Flight Engineer

Additional information

Major, USMC; Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from The Citadel, 1989; Master of Science in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 2002; at the time of selection Operations Officer, F/A-18 Pilot, MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California; hobbies: travel, music, photography, weight training, sports, scuba diving, motorcycling, and flying warbirds.

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