Christopher J "Fergy" Ferguson was born on September 1,1961 and is a Boeing commercial astronaut and a retired United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut.
20 Facts About Christopher Ferguson
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Christopher Ferguson was the pilot of Space Shuttle Atlantis on his first mission to space, STS-115, which launched on September 9,2006 and returned to Earth on September 21,2006.
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Christopher Ferguson attended Archbishop Ryan High School, from which he graduated in 1979.
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Christopher Ferguson received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Drexel University in 1984, and earned his Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the US Naval Postgraduate School in 1991.
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Christopher Ferguson was commissioned from the Navy ROTC program at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Christopher Ferguson received his Naval Aviator wings in NAS Kingsville, Texas in 1986 and was ordered to the F-14 Tomcat training squadron in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Christopher Ferguson was selected for the United States Naval Test Pilot School program in 1989 and graduated in 1992.
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Christopher Ferguson briefly served as an F-14 logistics officer for the Atlantic Fleet prior to his selection to the space program.
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Christopher Ferguson was selected for astronaut training in 1998 and completed training as a pilot.
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Christopher Ferguson was the deputy chief of the astronaut office prior to his selection to the STS-135 crew and served as CAPCOM for the STS-118, STS-128, and STS-129 missions.
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Christopher Ferguson made his first space flight as pilot of STS-115 in 2006.
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Christopher Ferguson returned to Earth after over 11 days on orbit.
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Christopher Ferguson returned to space for the second time, as commander of STS-126 in 2008.
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Christopher Ferguson returned to Earth after almost 16 days on orbit.
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Christopher Ferguson made his third and last flight as a NASA astronaut, Commanding STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle.
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Christopher Ferguson returned to Earth after 12 days in space.
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Christopher Ferguson was elected to the Astronaut Hall of Fame in January 2022.
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Christopher Ferguson was slated to be the capsule commander, with 2 other NASA astronauts.
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Christopher Ferguson, who is of Scottish and Polish descent, is married to Sandra and has three children.
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When he was in space for his wedding anniversary, NASA played the Frankie Valli song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" as the wake-up music that morning, after which Christopher Ferguson wished his wife a happy anniversary.