Garrett Reisman

Garrett Erin Reisman (born February 10, 1968) is an American engineer, former NASA astronaut, and consultant at SpaceX. He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station (ISS) before becoming a member of Expedition 17. Reisman returned to Earth on June 14, 2008, on board STS-124 on Space Shuttle Discovery. He was also a member of the STS-132 mission to the ISS aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis from May 14 to 26, 2010. In addition to his work at SpaceX, Reisman is a Professor of Astronautics Practice at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering. He holds degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and the California Institute of Technology.More