Status: Retired
1/16/1946 –
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 8/30/1984
Last Flight: 4/28/1991
Michael Lloyd Coats is a former NASA astronaut (three spaceflights), raised in Riverside, California. From December 2005 to December 2012, he served as Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Launches
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-41-D
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-29
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-39
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Abbreviation: NASA
Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
Founded: 1958
Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
Spacecraft: Orion
Country: USA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.