Michael L. Coats
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
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January 16, 1946 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
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Other names
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Michael Lloyd Coats |
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Other occupation
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Naval aviator, test pilot, Director of Johnson Space Center |
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USNA, B.S. 1968 GWU, M.S. 1977 NPS, M.S. 1979 |
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| Rank | Captain, USN |
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Time in space
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19d 07h 56m |
| Selection | 1978 NASA Group 8 |
| Missions | STS-41-D, STS-29, STS-39 |
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Mission insignia
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Michael Lloyd Coats (born January 16, 1946 in Sacramento, California) is a former NASA astronaut (three spaceflights), raised in Riverside, California. From December 2005 to December 2012, he served as Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Coats was born January 16, 1946, in Sacramento, California. He was raised in Riverside, California, and graduated from Ramona High School in 1964. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1968, a Master of Science degree in Administration of Science and Technology from George Washington University in 1977, and a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1979.
Awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, 2 Navy Distinguished Flying Crosses, 32 Strike Flight Air Medals, 3 Individual Action Air Medals, 9 Navy Commendation Medals with Combat "V", and the NASA Space Flight Medal.
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