Michael R. Clifford

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael R. Clifford
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Oct 13, 1952(1952-10-13)
Age	72
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Libra

Michael R. Clifford Biography

Michael R. Clifford is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on October 13, 1952 in California, United States. NASA astronaut and U.S. Army aviator with more than 3,400 hours of flying and 12 hours spacewalking time. He has flown on the Discovery, Endeavour and Atlantis.

He flew on the space shuttle Discovery with fellow astronaut He flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery like fellow astronaut Ellison Onizuka, who was later killed in the ill-fated Challenger mission. . Onizuka was later killed during the disastrous Challenger mission.

Michael Richard Uram “Rich” Clifford (born October 13, 1952), is a former United States Army officer and NASA astronaut. Clifford is considered a Master Army Aviator and has logged over 3,400 hours flying in a wide variety of fixed and rotary winged aircraft. Clifford retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of lieutenant colonel. He has logged over 12 hours of spacewalk time over three Space Shuttle missions. He is also one of the first people to conduct a spacewalk while docked to an orbiting space station. The spacewalk was conducted during STS-76, while docked at the Russian space station Mir.

Graduated from Ben Lomond High School, Ogden, Utah in 1970; received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1974, and a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1982.

Richard was his first son and was born March 1980.

Michael R. Clifford Net Worth

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

He was a First-Class Scout in Boy Scouts of America.

In 1994, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. He was also the subject of a documentary about his battle with the disease.

Born October 13, 1952 in San Bernardino, California, but considers Ogden, Utah, to be his hometown. He was a First Class Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Married to the former Nancy Elizabeth Brunson of Darlington, South Carolina. They have two sons: Richard Benjamin Clifford and Brandon Brunson Clifford. He enjoys flying, golf, tennis, water and snow skiing, baseball, and coaching youth sports. His parents, Gordon and Lenore Clifford, reside in Ogden. Her late parents, R. Ben and Mary Lee Brunson, resided in Darlington.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Michael R. Clifford Dating?

According to our records, Michael R. Clifford married to Nancy Elizabeth Brunson. As of December 1, 2023, Michael R. Clifford’s is not dating anyone.

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Clifford was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1994. A documentary detailing his struggle with the disease was released in late 2011.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael R. Clifford celebrates birthday on October 13 of every year.

Clifford left NASA in January 1997 to accept the position of Space Station Flight Operations Manager for Boeing’s Defense and Space Group.