Christopher Cassidy

Christopher Cassidy is an astronaut from United States of America affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 3 space flights and engaging in 10 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
Christopher John "Chris" Cassidy is a NASA astronaut and United States Navy SEAL. Chris Cassidy achieved the rank of Captain in the U.S. Navy. He was the Chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA from July 2015 until June 2017.
Cassidy attended York High School, in York, Maine. He then graduated from the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1989. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the United States Naval Academy in 1993 and a Master of Science degree in Ocean Engineering from MIT in 2000. While in the Navy, Cassidy passed BUD/S and became a Navy SEAL. While a SEAL he served several tours of duty supporting the fight in the War on Terror. His first spaceflight was on Space Shuttle mission STS-127, and his second was as a flight engineer for Expedition 35/36, launched aboard Soyuz TMA-08M. He was in space between July 15–31, 2009 and March 28 – September 10, 2013. Cassidy has worked as a CAPCOM for both International Space Station and Space Shuttle missions in the past.
Cassidy announced his retirement from both the Navy and NASA Astronaut Corps on May 28, 2021.
- Date of Birth: 01/04/1970
- Status: Retired
- First Flight: 07/15/2009
- Last Flight: 04/09/2020
- In Space: No
Launches
Spacewalks
STS-127 EVA 3
The spacewalk began at 07/22/2009 14:32 UTC and ended at 07/22/2009 20:31 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 5 hours and 59 minutes.
STS-127 EVA 4
The spacewalk began at 07/24/2009 13:54 UTC and ended at 07/24/2009 21:06 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 7 hours and 12 minutes.
STS-127 EVA 5
The spacewalk began at 07/27/2009 11:33 UTC and ended at 07/27/2009 16:27 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 4 hours and 54 minutes.
Expedition 35 EVA 2
The spacewalk began at 05/11/2013 12:44 UTC and ended at 05/11/2013 18:14 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 5 hours and 30 minutes.
Expedition 36 EVA 2
The spacewalk began at 07/09/2013 12:02 UTC and ended at 07/09/2013 18:09 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 7 minutes.
Expedition 36 EVA 3
The spacewalk began at 07/16/2013 11:57 UTC and ended at 07/16/2013 13:29 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 1 hours and 32 minutes.
Expedition 63 EVA 2
The spacewalk began at 07/01/2020 10:13 UTC and ended at 07/01/2020 16:14 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 1 minutes.
Expedition 63 EVA 3
The spacewalk began at 07/16/2020 11:10 UTC and ended at 07/16/2020 17:10 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 0 minutes.
Expedition 63 EVA 4
The spacewalk began at 07/21/2020 11:12 UTC and ended at 07/21/2020 16:41 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 5 hours and 29 minutes.
Expedition 63 EVA 1
The spacewalk began at 06/26/2020 11:32 UTC and ended at 06/26/2020 17:39 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 7 minutes.