Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Johns Hopkins University.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Johns Hopkins University.
Wiseman took part in his first spaceflight as part of the crew of Expedition 40/41, which launched to the International Space Station on May 28, 2014, and returned on November 10, 2014. Before joining National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Wiseman was a Naval Aviator and test pilot. Reid Wiseman, callsign "Tonto," a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and a graduate of Dulaney High School in the suburb of Timonium, earned a degree in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
He subsequently obtained a master"s degree in systems engineering from Baltimore"s Johns Hopkins University in 2006.
Wiseman is married and has two daughters as of 2009. He is also a badass go-cart driver.
Reid was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program following graduation from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1997 and reported to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida for flight training. He was designated a Naval Aviator in 1999 and reported to Fighter Squadron 101, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, for transition to the F-14 Tomcat.
Following his initial training, Reid was assigned to Fighter Squadron 31, also at National Academy of Sciences, USA Oceana, and made two deployments to the Middle East supporting Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom.
During his second deployment in 2003, he was selected to attend the United States. Naval Test Pilot School (NTPS) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland with NTPS Class 125. Following graduation in June 2004, Reid was assigned as a Test Pilot and Project Officer at Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23) at National Academy of Sciences, USA Patuxent River. At VX-23, Reid earned his Master of Surgery degree and worked various flight test programs involving the F-35C Lightning II, F/A-18 Hornet weapons separation, Ship Suitability, and the T-45 Goshawk.
Following his tour at National Academy of Sciences, USA Patuxent River, Reid reported to Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) as the Strike Operations Officer, where he completed a deployment around South America.
From there he was assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 103 at National Academy of Sciences, USA Oceana, flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet. He was deployed to the Middle East when he was selected for Astronaut training.
On June 29, 2009, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) announced Wiseman"s selection as one of nine candidates from 3,500 applicants to begin astronaut training. Wiseman said he often went to the United States. Navy"s "Blue Angels" shows as a youth and developed the strong desire to become an astronaut when he saw a space shuttle launch in person in 2001.
Expedition 40/41
Wiseman was part of the Expedition 40/41 International Space Station crew.
The mission was six months in duration and lasted from May to November 2014. Wiseman launched at 19:57 UTC on 28 May 2014. The mission returned to Earth at 03:58 UTC on 10 November 2014.
Contact
To contact Reid, write to him in care of: Mail Code Central Bank National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center 2101 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Parkway Houston, Texas 77058.
Expedition 40; Expedition 41]
Wiseman was selected in June 2009 as a member of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronaut Group 20 and qualified as an astronaut in 2011.