Andrew R. Morgan
Andrew R. Morgan is a retired government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
During their career, Andrew R. Morgan flew on 1 spaceflight and completed 7 spacewalks, logging 271 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes, 22 seconds in space.
NASA selected Morgan to join its 21st astronaut class in August 2013. He launched to the space station aboard a Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft on July 20, 2019, the same day as the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Morgan served as a flight engineer on International Space Station Expeditions 60, 61, and 62, contributing to hundreds of scientific experiments, technology demonstrations, and space station maintenance activities. He traveled over 115 million miles (about 185 million km) while completing more than 4,300 Earth orbits over the course of his mission.
During his nine months aboard the station, Morgan conducted seven spacewalks for a total of 45 hours and 48 minutes of spacewalking time, breaking the record for a single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut. Four of his spacewalks were dedicated to repairing the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a particle physics detector designed to search for evidence of antimatter and dark matter.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 02/05/1976 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 07/20/2019 |
| Last Flight | 07/20/2019 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 271 days, 12 hours, 48 minutes, 22 seconds |
| EVA Time | 1 day, 21 hours, 48 minutes |
| Landings | 1 |
Spaceflights by Andrew R. Morgan
Explore the 1 spaceflight Andrew R. Morgan participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalks by Andrew R. Morgan
Discover the 7 spacewalks Andrew R. Morgan performed during their career, logging a total of 1 day, 21 hours, 48 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 08/21/2019 12:27 UTC and ended at 08/21/2019 18:59 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 32 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 10/06/2019 11:39 UTC and ended at 10/06/2019 18:40 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 7 hours and 1 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 10/11/2019 11:38 UTC and ended at 10/11/2019 18:23 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 45 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 11/15/2019 11:39 UTC and ended at 11/15/2019 18:18 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 39 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 11/22/2019 12:02 UTC and ended at 11/22/2019 18:35 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 33 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 12/02/2019 11:31 UTC and ended at 12/02/2019 17:33 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 2 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 01/25/2020 12:04 UTC and ended at 01/25/2020 18:20 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 16 minutes.