Son of a Spanish father and an American mother, Michael Lopez-Alegria was born in Madrid, Spain and raised in Mission Viejo, California.
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12 Facts About Michael Lopez-Alegria
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Michael Lopez-Alegria was the first EP-3E pilot to be selected for U S Naval Test Pilot School.
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Michael Lopez-Alegria is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School's Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security.
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Michael Lopez-Alegria served as an aquanaut on the first NEEMO crew aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory in October 2001.
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Michael Lopez-Alegria holds the all time American record for number of EVAs and total EVA duration .
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Michael Lopez-Alegria is the second most experienced spacewalker overall, behind Russia's Anatoly Solovyev.
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Michael Lopez-Alegria broke the record for longest spaceflight by an American astronaut.
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Michael Lopez-Alegria is an independent consultant to traditional and commercial space companies, serves on several advisory boards and committees to public and private organizations, and is engaged in public speaking domestically and internationally.
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In 2017 Michael Lopez-Alegria joined Axiom Space as director of Business Development.
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Michael Lopez-Alegria flew in space again in 2022 as commander of Axiom Mission 1, the first Axiom Space Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station.
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In September 2015, Michael Lopez-Alegria officiated the wedding of Kellie Gerardi and Steven Baumruk.
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In December 2019, Michael Lopez-Alegria officiated the wedding of Saul Reza Arcelus and Jillianne Pierce.
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