Background
Linnehan, Richard M. was born on September 19, 1957 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States.
Linnehan, Richard M. was born on September 19, 1957 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Animal Sciences with minor in Microbiology, University New Hampshire, Durham, 1980. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University College Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, 1985. Doctor of Science (honorary), University New Hampshire, 2002.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Suffolk University, 2002.
Veterinarian Private Practice, 1985—1986. Intern in Zoo animal medicine and comparative pathology Baltimore Zoo and Johns Hopkins University, 1987—1989. Commissioned Captain United States Army Veterinary Corps., 1989.
Chief clinical veterinary, Naval Ocean Systems Center United States Navy Marine Mammal Program, San Diego, 1989—1992. Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1992. Flight software verification, Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL).
Assigned to astronaut Office Mission Development Br, working on payload development and mission development flight support for future Space Shuttle missions. Mission specialist, Life Sciences and Microgravity Spacelab mission STS-78 Mission (Columbia), 1996. Payload Commander STS-90, Neurolab Mission (Columbia), 1998.
Member of 4-man EVA crew STS-109/HST Servicing Mission 3B (Columbia), 2002. 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. Faculty member North Carolina State University College Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, since 1998.
Board directors Tulane/Xavier Astrobiology Center, New Orleans, since 1998, Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute, Santa Barbara, California.
Member of Association Space Explorers, International Association Acquatic Animal Medicine, American Association Zoo Veterinarians, American Veterinary Medical Association (president's award), Explorers Club.