Ronald J. Garan Jr.
Ronald J. Garan Jr. is an astronaut from United States of America affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 2 space flights and engaging in 4 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
Ronald John Garan Jr. is a NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Before becoming an astronaut he was the Operations Officer of the 40th Flight Test Squadron (FTS). He first flew in space as a Mission Specialist on the STS-124 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He returned to ISS on April 4, 2011, for a six-month stay as a member of Expedition 27.
- Date of Birth: 10/30/1961
- Status: Retired
- First Flight: 05/31/2008
- Last Flight: 04/04/2011
- In Space: No
Launches
Spacewalks
STS-124 EVA 1
The spacewalk began at 06/03/2008 16:22 UTC and ended at 06/03/2008 23:10 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 48 minutes.
STS-124 EVA 2
The spacewalk began at 06/05/2008 15:04 UTC and ended at 06/05/2008 22:15 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 7 hours and 11 minutes.
STS-124 EVA 3
The spacewalk began at 06/08/2008 13:55 UTC and ended at 06/08/2008 20:28 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 33 minutes.
Expedition 28 EVA 1
The spacewalk began at 07/12/2011 13:22 UTC and ended at 07/12/2011 19:53 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 31 minutes.
