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Michael López-Alegría (born Miguel Eladio López Alegría on May 30, 1958) is an astronaut, test pilot and commercial astronaut with dual nationality, American and Spanish; a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission.
MICHAEL E. LOPEZ-ALEGRIA (CAPTAIN, USN, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) Pronunciation: “MY”kull LOH p eh z-ah l ai G R EE ah . PERSONAL DATA: Born May 30, 1958, in Madrid, Spain, and grew up in Mission Viejo, California. Lopez-Alegria enjoys sports, traveling and cooking and is interested
Feb 9, 2024 · Axiom Space astronauts, Michael López-Alegría, Walter Villadei, Marcus Wandt, and Alper Gezeravci returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at 8:30 a.m. EST, completing their nearly 22-day mission that included 18 days aboard the space station.
Jul 9, 2021 · Michael Lopez-Alegria, seen here in 2006 during his last visit to the International Space Station, is now assigned to command Axiom Space's AX-1 commercial mission to the orbital...
Mar 12, 2012 · HOUSTON – Michael Lopez-Alegria, NASA’s most experienced spacewalker and the American holding the record for the single longest spaceflight mission, has left the agency. Lopez-Alegria flew on four missions and performed 10 spacewalks during his career.
López-Alegría returned to space as the Commander of Ax-3, on January 18, 2024. He holds NASA records for the most Extravehicular Activities (EVA) or “spacewalks” (10) and cumulative EVA time (67 hours 40 minutes). He was inducted to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame as a 2020 inductee.
Oct 3, 2006 · Expedition 14 commander Michael Lopez-Alegria passes in front of a camera inside the U.S.-buit Destiny module during a change of command ceremony aboard the International Space Station...
Michael López-Alegría is a space (company) executive, public speaker, former U.S. Navy Test Pilot, NASA Astronaut and currently serves as Chief Astronaut at Axiom Space. He has spent more time spacewalking than any American and was recently inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Michael Lopez-Alegria has over thirty-five years of aviation and space experience with the U.S. Navy and NASA in a variety of roles including Naval Aviator, engineering test pilot and program manager, NASA astronaut, and International Space Station commander.
Oct 14, 2020 · Michael Lopez-Alegria is assigned to command AX-1 in 2021, the first in a series of commercial missions to the International Space Station that will serve as a precursor to Axiom Space...
