Andrew J. Feustel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andrew J. Feustel
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Aug 25, 1965(1965-08-25)
Age	59
Birthplace	Lancaster
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Virgo

Andrew J. Feustel Biography

Andrew J. Feustel is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on August 25, 1965 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

Andrew Jay “Drew” Feustel (/ˈ f ɔɪ s t əl / ; born August 25, 1965) is an 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. 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.

Feustel was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Lake Orion, Michigan, where he graduated from Lake Orion High School in 1983, and received an AS degree from Oakland Community College in 1985. He then attended Purdue University, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and received both a BS degree in Solid Earth Sciences (1989) and a MS degree in Geophysics (1991). He then moved to Ontario, Canada to attend Queen’s University, where he received his PhD in Geological Sciences in 1995.

Andrew J. Feustel Net Worth

Andrew J. Feustel is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew J. Feustel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While attending community college, Feustel worked as an auto mechanic at International Autoworks, Ltd., Farmington Hills, Michigan, restoring 1950s Jaguars. At Purdue University, Feustel served as a Residence Hall Counselor for two years at Cary Quadrangle for the Purdue University Student Housing organization. His summers were spent working as a commercial and industrial glazier near his home in Michigan. During his master’s degree studies Feustel worked as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department of Purdue University. His M.S. thesis investigated physical property measurements of rock specimens under elevated hydrostatic pressures simulating Earth’s deep crustal environments. While at Purdue, Feustel served for three years as Grand Prix Chairman and team Kart driver for Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. In 1991, Feustel moved to Kingston, Ontario, Canada to attend Queen’s University where he worked as a Graduate Research Assistant and Graduate Teaching Assistant. Feustel’s Ph.D. thesis investigated seismic wave attenuation in underground mines and measurement techniques and applications to site characterization.

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Feustel was a Mission Specialist on the STS-134 mission, during which he performed three more spacewalks. During this mission Feustel took a soft toy of the comic character Mole to space. In July 2011 Feustel and his family flew to Czech Republic to give that Mole to his creator the Czech animator and illustrator Zdeněk Miler. He was very happy and thanked Feustel with an artwork of him. Just four months later Miler died at the age of 90 years.

Facts & Trivia

Lauren Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Andrew J. Feustel celebrates birthday on August 25 of every year.

Feustel returned to space on launching on March 21, 2018 for a six month stay during Expedition 55/56. He served as a flight engineer on Expedition 55, and then became the International Space Station (ISS) commander of Expedition 56. He returned to Earth on October 4, 2018.

Top Facts about Andrew J. Feustel

1. Andrew J. Feustel is an American-Canadian NASA astronaut and geophysicist.
2. He has completed three spaceflights, totaling over 226 days in space.
3. Feustel has conducted six spacewalks, totaling over 48 hours outside the spacecraft.
4. He holds a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from Queen’s University in Canada.
5. Feustel was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2000.
6. He served as a crew member on the final Space Shuttle mission (STS-134).
7. Feustel has logged over 29 hours of scientific research time during his spaceflights.
8. He is married with two children and enjoys hiking and skiing.
9. Feustel has received numerous awards for his contributions to science and exploration.
10. He is currently assigned to the Artemis program, which aims to land humans on the moon by 2024.