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Astronaut

Lee Joseph Archambault, American astronaut. Decorated Distinguished Flying Cross United States Air Force, Meritorious Service medal with 1 oak leaf cluster, Air medal with 2 oak leaf clusters, Aerial Achievement medal with 4th oak leaf cluster, Commendation medal with 1st oak leaf cluster, Kuwaiti Liberation medal, Achievement medal; recipient Southwest Asia Service medal.

Background

Archambault, Lee Joseph was born on August 25, 1960 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Lee and Mary Ann Archambault.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honorary in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, University Illinois, Urbana, 1982. Master of Science with honorary in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, University Illinois, Urbana, 1984.

Career

Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1985, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel, various assignments, 1985—1990. Assigned to Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia, 1990—1991, Saudi Arabia, 1991—1992, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1992—1994. Various assignments United States Air Force, 1995—1998.

Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, since 1998. Member academy advisory committee University Illinois Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering Department. Pilot STS-117 Atlantis Mission, 2007.

Mission Commander STS-119 Discovery Mission, 2009.

Achievements

  • Lee Joseph Archambault has been listed as a noteworthy astronaut by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Society Experimental Test Pilots, University Illinois Alumni Association, Order of Daedalians.

Interests

  • Weightlifting, golf, running, ice hockey.

Connections

Married Kelly Renee Raup. 3 children.

Father:
Lee Archambault

Mother:
Mary Ann Archambault

Spouse:
Kelly Renee Raup