| Birthdate: | 19 Aug 1962 |
| Birthplace: | Oceanside / New York |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 01 May 1996 |
| Selection group: | NASA-16 |
| Job: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. Mar 2012 |
MassiminoMichael James |
USA |
International order n°: 414 |
US astr. n°: 262 |
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| N° | Startup spacecraft |
Date and time launch (UT) |
Status while launch |
Spacecraft of landing |
Date and time
landing (UT) |
Duration |
| 1 | STS-109 (Columbia/27) |
11h.22m.02s. Mar 01, 2002 |
MS | STS-109 (Columbia/27) |
09h.33m.11s. Mar 12, 2002 |
10d.22h.11m.09s. |
| 2 | STS-125 (Atlantis/30) |
11 May 2009 18h. 01m. |
MSP | STS-125 (Atlantis/30) |
24 May 2009 15h. 39m. |
12d.21h.38m. |
| Total duration: | 23d.19h.49m.09s. | |||||
| Date of beginning |
Time of beginning |
Duration | Crew & Remarks |
| 05 Mar 2002 | 06:40 UT | 7h 17m | Massimino and J.Newman; mission "STS-109" Installing the new port-side array and replacing one of the four Reaction Wheel Assemblies |
| 07 Mar 2002 | 09:00 UT | 7h 18m | Massimino and J.Newman; mission "STS-109" Changing the Faint Object Camera (FOC) with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and installing a new electronic support module für the NICMOS Cryo Cooler |
| 15 May 2009 | - UT | 7h 56m | Massimino and M.Good; mission "STS-125" Changing out three boxes, each containing two of the telescope′s six gyroscopes, and three batteries. |
| 17 May 2009 | - UT | 8h 02m | Massimino and M.Good; mission "STS-125" Repairing and upgrade the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, which stopped working in 2004 due to power failures, and install a stainless steel blanket on Hubble′s exterior. The blankets provide additional thermal protection for some equipment bays, replacing the existing multi-layer insulation that has degraded over time. |
| Total: | 30h 32m | EVAs: 4 | |