Arnold

Richard Robert II

USA

International order nº: 498

US astr. nº: 321

Personal data:

Birth date:	26 Nov 1963
Birthplace:	Cheverly / Maryland
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Selection date:	06 May 2004
Selection group:	NASA-19
Job:	MSP
Status:	active

Spaceflights:

Ord. num.	Startup spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-119 (Discovery/36)	15 Mars 2009 23:43 UT	MSP	STS-119 (Discovery/36)	28 Mar 2009 19:13 UT	12d 19h 30m
2	Soyuz MS-08	21 Mars 2018 17:44:23 UTC	FE ISS-Exp.55	Soyuz MS-08	04 Oct 2018 11:44:45 UTC	196d 18h 00m
Total duration:						209d 13h 30m

EVA′s

Date of beginning	Time of beginning	Duration	Crew & Remarks
13 Mars 2009	-	6h 07m	Arnold and S. Swanson; STS-119 After Canadarm2 released S6 and moved away, the spacewalkers plugged in power and data cables to connect the new hardware and remove launch restraints from the photovoltaic radiator and the boxes containing the new solar arrays. They also deployed the Beta Gimbal Assemblies, which contain the masts that support the solar arrays, and position the boxes for later deployment.
23 Mars 2009	-	6h 27m	Arnold and J. Acaba; STS-119 Moving one of the station's two Crew and Equipment and Translation Aid (or CETA) carts. The carts were moved to the port side of the station's truss during the previous mission to give the robotic arm's mobile transporter the best possible access to the starboard truss for the installation of the new truss segment and solar arrays. With that work done, one of the carts was moved back to the station's port side, leaving a cart for use on either side of the truss.
29 Mar 2018	-	6h 10m	Arnold and A. Feustel; mission ISS-Exp. They installed wireless communications equipment on the station′s Tranquility module to enhance payload data processing for the ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) experiment. The crew members also swapped out high-definition video cameras on the port truss of the station′s backbone and removed aging hoses from a cooling component on the station′s truss.
16 May 2018	-	6h 31m	Arnold and A. Feustel; mission ISS-Exp. They moved a component called a Pump Flow Control Subassembly (PFCS) from a spare parts platform on the station′s truss "backbone" to the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (Dextre) robotic arm. The spacewalkers removed a failed PFCS and return it to the spare parts depot. They also replaced a camera system on the Destiny Laboratory and a communications receiver.
14 Jun 2018	-	6h 49m	Arnold and A. Feustel; mission ISS-Exp. They installed a pair of brackets and high-definition cameras on the Harmony module that will help commercial crew vehicles align with the international docking adapter at the forward end of Harmony. The crew also replaced a camera on the station′s starboard truss.
Total:		32h 04m	EVAs: 5

Additional information:

Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Frostburg State University, 1985; Master of Science in Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Science, University of Maryland, 1992; educator astronaut; at the time of selection Math and Science Teacher, American International School, Bucharest, Romania; hobbies: running, fishing, reading, kayaking, bicycling, ornithology, paleontology and guitar.

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