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Astronaut Biography: Mark Vande Hei
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BGPROPERTIES="FIXED"> <DIV STYLE="width: 950px"> <P></P> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <H3>Biographies of U.S. Astronauts</H3></DIV> <P><IMG SRC="../../portraits/line_2.jpg" WIDTH="97%" HEIGHT="5"></P> <TABLE WIDTH="97%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="85%" ROWSPAN="3"> <H1>Vande Hei</H1> <H2>Mark Thomas</H2> <H1>USA</H1> <IMG SRC="../../../graph/flags/usa.gif" TITLE="USA" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="100"></TD> <TD WIDTH="149"><A HREF="../../large/astronauts/vande-hei_mark.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../portraits/astronauts/vande-hei_mark.jpg" ALT="Mark Vande Hei" WIDTH="219" HEIGHT="340" BORDER="0" TITLE="Mark Vande Hei"></A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="149"> <P><A HREF="../../portraits_hi/astronauts/vande-hei_mark.jpg" TARGET="wall" STYLE="text-decoration:none">hi res version (726 KB)</A></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="149"> <H3><A HREF="../../../more/astronauts/page/vande-hei_mark.htm" TARGET="wall" STYLE="text-decoration:none">more photos</A></H3> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><IMG SRC="../../portraits/line_2.jpg" WIDTH="97%" HEIGHT="5"></P> <P></P> <H3>Personal data</H3> <TABLE WIDTH="97%" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#FFFF80" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Birthdate:</B></TD> <TD> 10.11.1966</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Birthplace:</B></TD> <TD> Falls Church, Virginia</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B><A HREF="../../../family/astronauts/english/vande-hei_mark.htm" TARGET="popup" ONCLICK="window.open('','popup','toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=405,height=400,left=40,top=40')" STYLE="text-decoration:none">Marital status:</A></B></TD> <TD> married</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Children:</B></TD> <TD> two</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Selection date:</B></TD> <TD> 29.06.2009</TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Selection group:</B></TD> <TD> <A HREF="../../../groups/english/nasa20.htm" TARGET="wall">NASA-20</A></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Position:</B></TD> <TD> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Mission Specialist')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">MSP</A></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="25%"><B>Status:</B></TD> <TD> active</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> <H3>Spaceflights</H3> <TABLE WIDTH="97%" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#FFFF80" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR BGCOLOR="#FFCC00"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>No.</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Mission</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Position</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Time</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Duration</B></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>1</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%" NOWRAP="NOWRAP" ALIGN="CHAR"> <A HREF="../../../mission/english/soyuz-ms-06.htm" TARGET="wall">Soyuz MS-06</A> / <A HREF="../../../iss/english/exp_53.htm" TARGET="wall">ISS-53</A> / <A HREF="../../../iss/english/exp_54.htm" TARGET="wall">ISS-54</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Russian Designation: Bortinzhener')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">Flight Engineer</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> 12.09.2017 - 28.02.2018</TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT" NOWRAP="NOWRAP">168d 05h 14m </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>2</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%" NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../../mission/english/soyuz-ms-18.htm" TARGET="wall">Soyuz MS-18</A> / <A HREF="../../../iss/english/exp_64.htm" TARGET="wall">ISS-64</A> / <A HREF="../../../iss/english/exp_65.htm" TARGET="wall">ISS-65</A> / <A HREF="../../../iss/english/exp_66.htm" TARGET="wall">ISS-66</A> / <A HREF="../../../mission/english/soyuz-ms-19.htm" TARGET="wall">Soyuz MS-19</A></TD> <TD> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Russian Designation: Bortinzhener')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">Flight Engineer</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> 09.04.2021 - 30.03.2022</TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT">355d 03h 45m </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>3</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%"> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT"> </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>4</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%"> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT"> </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>5</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%"> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT"> </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>6</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%"> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT"> </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD WIDTH="4%" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>7</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="20%"> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT"> </TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD COLSPAN="4" ALIGN="RIGHT" WIDTH="4%"><B>Total</B> </TD> <TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="RIGHT" NOWRAP="NOWRAP">523d 08h 59m </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><A HREF="../../../mission/p_large/english/soyuz-ms-06.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../mission/patches_s/soyuz-ms-06.png" ALT="Patch Soyuz MS-06" WIDTH="104" HEIGHT="83" BORDER="0" TITLE="Patch Soyuz MS-06"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../../iss/p_large/iss-53.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../mission/patches_s/iss-53.png" ALT="Patch ISS-53" WIDTH="94" HEIGHT="105" BORDER="0" TITLE="Patch ISS-53"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../../iss/p_large/iss-54.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../mission/patches_s/iss-54.png" ALT="Patch ISS-54" WIDTH="110" HEIGHT="80" BORDER="0" TITLE="Patch ISS-54"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../../mission/p_large/english/soyuz-ms-18.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../mission/patches_s/soyuz-ms-18.png" ALT="Patch Soyuz MS-18" WIDTH="84" HEIGHT="100" BORDER="0" TITLE="Patch Soyuz MS-18"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../../iss/p_large/iss-64.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../mission/patches_s/iss-64.png" ALT="Patch ISS-64" WIDTH="103" HEIGHT="86" BORDER="0" TITLE="Patch ISS-64"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../../iss/p_large/iss-65.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../mission/patches_s/iss-65.png" ALT="Patch ISS-65" WIDTH="80" HEIGHT="110" BORDER="0" TITLE="Patch ISS-65"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../../iss/p_large/iss-66.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../mission/patches_s/iss-66.png" ALT="Patch ISS-66" WIDTH="96" HEIGHT="100" BORDER="0" TITLE="Patch ISS-66"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../../mission/p_large/english/soyuz-ms-19.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../mission/patches_s/soyuz-ms-19.png" ALT="Patch Soyuz MS-19" WIDTH="99" HEIGHT="100" BORDER="0" TITLE="Patch Soyuz MS-19"></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> <TABLE WIDTH="321"> <TR> <TD BACKGROUND="../../../graph/flags3/usa.gif" ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="../../../eva/astronauts/english/vande-hei_mark.htm" TARGET="popup" ONCLICK="window.open('','popup','toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=605,height=600,left=20,top=20')"><IMG SRC="../../../graph2/eva_bio.gif" TITLE="EVA's" WIDTH="159" HEIGHT="169" BORDER="0" NAME="image3" ONMOUSEOVER="on('image3');" ONMOUSEOUT="off('image3')"></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> <H3>Backup assignments</H3> <TABLE WIDTH="40%" BGCOLOR="#FFFF80" BORDER="4" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR BGCOLOR="#FFCC00"> <TD WIDTH="4%"><B>No.</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="%"><B>Mission</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Position</B></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="4%"><B>1</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="%" NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../../mission/english/soyuz-ms-02.htm" TARGET="wall">Soyuz MS-02</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Russian Designation: Bortinzhener')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">Flight Engineer</A></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="4%"><B>2</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="%" NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../../mission/english/soyuz-ms-05.htm" TARGET="wall">Soyuz MS-05</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Russian Designation: Bortinzhener')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">Flight Engineer</A></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FF8000'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="4%"><B>3</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="%" NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../../mission/english/soyuz-ms-17.htm" TARGET="wall">Soyuz MS-17</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Russian Designation: Bortinzhener')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">Flight Engineer</A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> <H3>Additional information</H3> <TABLE WIDTH="97%" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#FFFF80" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD> <DIV ALIGN="justify">Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army, flight controller for the International Space Station at <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('National Aeronautics and Space Administration')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">NASA</A>’s Johnson Space Center, as part of U.S. Army <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('National Aeronautics and Space Administration')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">NASA</A> Detachment; Bachelor of Science in Physics from the St. John's University, 1989; Master of Science in Applied Physics from the Stanford University, 1999; Hobbies: any outdoor activities that involve self powered transit or exploring, such as bicycling, backpacking, canoeing, diving, and windsurfing. </DIV></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <HR> <TABLE WIDTH="97%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="32"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#400040">©</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="mailto:mail@spacefacts.de"><IMG SRC="../../../graph/logo_small_2.gif" WIDTH="174" HEIGHT="124" BORDER="0" NAME="image2" ONMOUSEOVER="on('image2');" ONMOUSEOUT="off('image2')"></A></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="+1"></FONT></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP="NOWRAP" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="+1"> </FONT> <P>Last update on March 30, 2022.</P><A HREF="http://www.spacefacts.de" TARGET="new window"><IMG SRC="../../../graph/home.gif" TITLE="Back to homepage SPACEFACTS" WIDTH="203" HEIGHT="61" ONMOUSEOVER="on('image1');" ONMOUSEOUT="off('image1')" NAME="image1" BORDER="0"></A></TD> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT" NOWRAP="NOWRAP" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="../../../english/sf_patch.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../../schedule/patches/sf_patch.png" ALT="SPACEFACTS patch" WIDTH="155" HEIGHT="133" 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