Chris Cassidy was the Chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA from July 2015 until June 2017.
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23 Facts About Chris Cassidy
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Chris Cassidy then graduated from the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1989.
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Chris Cassidy received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics at the United States Naval Academy in 1993 and a Master of Science degree in ocean engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000.
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Chris Cassidy made four six-month deployments: two to Afghanistan, and two to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Chris Cassidy served as Executive Officer and Operations Officer of Special Boat Team 20 in Norfolk, Virginia, and SEAL Platoon Commander at SEAL Team 3 in Coronado, California.
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Chris Cassidy served as Ground Assault Force Commander for international and U S -only combat missions in Afghanistan.
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Chris Cassidy led two months of non-compliant ship-boardings in the Northern Persian Gulf.
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Chris Cassidy was a SEAL Delivery Vehicle platoon commander at SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two in Norfolk.
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Chris Cassidy accumulated over 200 hours underwater as pilot, navigator, or mission commander of a two-man flooded submersible SDV, which is launched and recovered from a host-ship submarine.
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Chris Cassidy served as drydeck shelter platoon commander at SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two in Norfolk.
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Chris Cassidy was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in May 2004.
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In February 2008, Chris Cassidy was assigned to his first spaceflight as a mission specialist on STS-127, a Space Shuttle mission to deliver the Exposed Facility of the Japanese Experiment Module to the ISS aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour.
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Chris Cassidy was the ISS Commander for Expedition 63, which consisted of Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Ivan Vagner and Anatoli Ivanishin.
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Chris Cassidy joined the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation as President and CEO in August 2021 after retiring from the Navy and the NASA Astronaut Corps earlier that year.
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Chris Cassidy serves as an advisor for New Vista Acquisition Corp, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company .
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Chris Cassidy was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" device and the Presidential Unit Citation for leading a nine-day operation at the Zhawar Kili cave complex, a national priority objective directly on the Afghan–Pakistan border, during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Chris Cassidy was a guest speaker at the USNA Combat Leadership Seminars in 2003 and 2004.
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Chris Cassidy was awarded a second Bronze Star for combat leadership service in 2004 during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
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Chris Cassidy achieved this when his crewmates so designated him during the STS-127 mission.
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Chris Cassidy is the second SEAL to fly in space, following William Shepherd, a veteran of four missions.
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Chris Cassidy is married to the former Peggy Yancer from Elyria, Ohio.
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Chris Cassidy has participated in several Amateur Radio on the International Space Station events with students in the United States.
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