Michael Lloyd Coates ( born Michael 'Mike' Lloyd Coats ; born 1946 ), NASA astronaut . He made three space flights on the Discovery shuttle : STS-41D (1984) as a pilot, and as a ship commander on: STS-29 (1989) and STS-39 (1991), Colonel .
| Michael Lloyd Coates | |
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| Michael Lloyd Coats | |
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| A country |  USA |
| Specialty | flight specialist, astronomer , NASA astronaut |
| Military rank | US Navy Colonel |
| Expeditions | STS-41D , STS-29 , STS-39 |
| Date of Birth | January 16, 1946 (73 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Sacramento California , USA |
| Awards | Astronaut Hall of Fame |
Content
- 1 Birth and education
- 2 Before NASA
- 3 Space training
- 4 space flights
- 5 After the flight
- 6 Awards
- 7 Family
- 8 See also
- 9 notes
- 10 Links
Birth and Education
Born on January 16, 1946 in Sacramento , California , but Riverside in the same state considers his hometown. In 1964 he graduated from Riverside High School. In 1968 he graduated from the US Naval Academy and received a bachelor of science degree . In 1977, at George Washington University, he received a master 's degree in science in manufacturing and design management. In 1979, in the Graduate School of the United States Navy received a master 's degree in aviation technology [1] .
Before NASA
After graduating from the Naval Academy he was sent to flight training, enlisted in the United States Navy and in September 1969 became a naval pilot. Then he underwent retraining for the A-7E aircraft . He was assigned to the 192nd assault squadron and from August 1970 to September 1972 he served on board the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier , participated in operations in Southeast Asia and completed 315 sorties during the US war in Vietnam . Then, from September 1972 to December 1973, he served as an A-7E instructor pilot in the 122nd assault squadron at the Lemur Naval Air Force Base in California . In 1974, he was trained at the School of Test Pilots of the US Navy at Pataxent River Airbase in Maryland . After graduation, he served as a test pilot and test director for A-4 A-7 aircraft in the Directorate of Assault Testing. From April 1976 to May 1977, he worked as an instructor pilot at the US Navy Test Pilot School. He resigned from the Navy in August 1991. The total flight time is more than 5000 hours on 28 types of aircraft , made more than 400 landings on the deck of an aircraft carrier . Military ranks: lieutenant (captain of the III rank) Navy (1978), colonel of the Navy (retired) [2] .
Space Training
January 16, 1978 enrolled in the NASA astronaut squad during the 8th set . He completed the General Space Training (OKP) course and in August 1979 was enrolled in the Astronaut Department as a shuttle pilot. He was a member of the STS-4 support crew . He worked as a communications operator during the flights of STS-4 and STS-5 . From May 1989 to March 1990, he worked as the acting head of the Department of Astronauts.
Spaceflight
- The first flight - STS-41D [3] , the Shuttle Discovery . From August 30 to September 5, 1984 as a shuttle pilot. The flight duration was 6 days 00 hours 57 minutes [4] .
- The second flight is STS-29 [5] , the Shuttle Discovery . From March 13 to March 18, 1989 as a ship commander. The flight duration was 4 days 23 hours 40 minutes [6] .
- The third flight - STS-39 [7] , the Shuttle Discovery . From April 28 to May 5, 1991 as a ship commander. The flight duration was 8 days 7 hours 23 minutes [8] .
The total duration of space flights is 19 days 8 hours. In August 1991, he left the astronaut squad and NASA .
After flying
After leaving the astronaut corps in 1991-1996, he worked as vice president of on-board electronic equipment and communications at Loral Space Information Systems, where he worked on the hardware and software for the shuttle simulator SAIL. From 1996 to 1998, he was Vice President of Civil Space Programs at Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space in Sunnyvale , California . He was responsible for work on the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes , LandSat-7 and Terra satellites, meteorological satellites, the Lunar Prospector AWS , as well as a significant amount of the company's work on the ISS . Since 1998, he has been Vice President for Advanced Space Transport Systems at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company , and since 1999, Vice President for Space Transport Systems at Lockheed Martin Astronautics in Denver , Colorado . November 7, 2005 was appointed director of the Lyndon Johnson Space Center . At the end of 2012, quit NASA [9] .
Rewards
Awarded: Medal "For Excellent Service" (USA) , twice Cross of Flight Merit (USA) , 32 Air Medal (USA) , Medal "For Space Flight" .
Family
Wife - Diana Eileen Carson, daughter - Laura (born 29.08.1973), son - Paul (born 02.11.1978). Hobbies: playing ball with a racket, running and reading.
See also
- List of astronauts and astronauts (and candidates) .
- List of US astronauts - participants in orbiting space flights .
- Timeline of manned spaceflight .
Notes
- ↑ Coats . astronautix.com. Date of treatment April 23, 2019.
- ↑ Astronaut Bio: Michael L. Coats . jsc.nasa.gov. Date of treatment October 8, 2012. Archived November 6, 2016.
- ↑ NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Date of treatment April 23, 2019.
- ↑ Lynda Warnock: KSC. NASA - STS-41D (English) . nasa.gov. Date of treatment April 23, 2019.
- ↑ NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Date of treatment April 23, 2019.
- ↑ Lynda Warnock: KSC. NASA - STS-29 . nasa.gov. Date of treatment April 23, 2019.
- ↑ NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Date of treatment April 23, 2019.
- ↑ Lynda Warnock: KSC. NASA - STS-39 nasa.gov. Date of treatment April 23, 2019.
- ↑ NASA Administrator. Ochoa Named Johnson Space Center Director; Coats To Retire . NASA (June 5, 2013). Date of treatment April 23, 2019.
Links
- Astronaut Biography: Michael Coats . spacefacts.de. Date of treatment April 23, 2019.
- Michael L. Coats Oral History . historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov. Date of treatment April 23, 2019.