Michael R. Clifford
Michael R. Clifford is a retired government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
During their career, Michael R. Clifford flew on 3 spaceflights and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 27 days, 18 hours, 23 minutes, 55 seconds in space.
Michael Richard Uram "Rich" Clifford is a former United States Army officer and NASA astronaut. Clifford is considered a Master Army Aviator and has logged over 3,400 hours flying in a wide variety of fixed and rotary winged aircraft. Clifford retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of lieutenant colonel. He has logged over 12 hours of spacewalk time over three Space Shuttle missions. He is also one of the first people to conduct a spacewalk while docked to an orbiting space station. The spacewalk was conducted during STS-76, while docked at the Russian space station Mir.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 10/13/1952 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 12/02/1992 |
| Last Flight | 03/22/1996 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 27 days, 18 hours, 23 minutes, 55 seconds |
| EVA Time | 6 hours, 2 minutes |
| Landings | 3 |
Spaceflights by Michael R. Clifford
Explore the 3 spaceflights Michael R. Clifford participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalk by Michael R. Clifford
Discover the 1 spacewalk Michael R. Clifford performed during their career, logging a total of 6 hours, 2 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 03/27/1996 06:34 UTC and ended at 03/27/1996 12:36 UTC on the Mir for a total of 6 hours and 2 minutes.