Andrew J. Feustel

Andrew Jay "Drew" Feustel (/ˈfɔɪstəl/; born August 25, 1965) is a former American/Canadian NASA astronaut and geophysicist. Following several years working as a geophysicist, Feustel was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in July 2000. He is the veteran of 3 space flights with NASA. His first spaceflight in May 2009, STS-125, lasted just under 13 days. This was a mission with six other astronauts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. Feustel performed three spacewalks during the mission. His second spaceflight was STS-134, which launched on May 16, 2011, and landed on June 1, 2011. STS-134 was the penultimate Space Shuttle flight. Feustel returned to space on March 21, 2018, on Soyuz MS-08 with Expedition 55/56. For expedition 56, he commanded the International Space Station, before handing over to Alexander Gerst on October 3, 2018.

Drew Feustel
Feustel in 2007
Born
Andrew Jay Feustel

(1965-08-25) August 25, 1965
EducationOakland Community College (AS)
Purdue University (BS, MS)
Queen's University (PhD)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
225d 9h 16m
SelectionNASA Group 18 (2000)
Total EVAs
9
Total EVA time
61h 48m
MissionsSTS-125
STS-134
Soyuz MS-08 (Expedition 55/56)
Mission insignia
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