Background
Barratt, Michael Reed was born on April 16, 1959 in Vancouver, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Joseph and Donna Barratt.
Astronaut internal and aerospace medical doctor
Barratt, Michael Reed was born on April 16, 1959 in Vancouver, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Joseph and Donna Barratt.
Bachelor of Science in Zoology, University Washington, 1981. Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1985. Master in Aerospace Medicine, Wright State University, 1991.
Resident internal medicine Northwestern University, 1988. Chief resident VA Lakeside Hospital, Chicago, 1989. Aerospace project physician with KRUG Life Sciences National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, 1991, manager, hyperbaric and respiratory subsystems for Space Station Freedom on the Health Maintenance Facility Project, 1991—1992.
Flight surgeon National Aeronautics and Space Administration Medical Operations, 1992. Assigned to the joint United States/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program (in support of the Mir-18/STS-71 Mission Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Russia, 1994. Medical operations lead for International Space Station, 1995—1998.
Lead crew surgeon for first expedition crew to International Space Station, 1998—2000. Mission specialist, astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 2000. Crew member, flight engineer scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft (Turnaround Management Association-14) Expedition-19, 2009.
Flight engineer Expedition-20, 2009. Mission specialist STS-133-Final Flight of Discovery, 2011.
Member of American Astronautical Society, Society National Aeronautics and Space Administration Flight Surgeons, American Institute for Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, Aerospace Medical Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Michelle Lynne Sasynuik. 5 children.