Background
Foreman, Michael J. was born on March 29, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of James W. and Nancy C. Foreman.
Foreman, Michael J. was born on March 29, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of James W. and Nancy C. Foreman.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1979. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, United States Naval Postgraduate School, 1986.
Commissioned lieutenant United States Navy, 1975, advanced through grades to captain, naval aviator, Patrol Squadron Twenty-Three, Naval Air Systems (National Academy of Sciences) Brunswick, Maine, 1981—1989, various assignments, 1990—1993, deputy and then Class Desk Officer (chief engineer), Naval Air Systems Command, T-45 Goshawk aircraft program Crystal City, Virginia, 1993—1998. Military director for research and engineering group National Academy of Sciences, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River. Navy liaison to National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Advanced Orbitor Cockpit Project Johnson Space Center, technical lead, Advanced Orbitor Cockpit Project Team.
Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, since 1998. Technical duties Astronaut Office Space Station. Liaison, Space Shuttle Branch Johnson Space Center and Kennedy Space Center.
Deputy Space Shuttle Branch. Mission specialist STS-120 mission to International Space Station, 2006. Crew member, mission to deliver the Japanese Logistics Module and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator to the International Space Station (ISS) STS-123 Mission (Endeavour), 2008.
Mission specialist STS-129 Atlantis Mission, 2009.
Member of Association Naval Aviation, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association.
Married Lorrie Lee Dancer. 3 children.