Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jbuck@nasa.gov
Jay Bolden
Johnson Space Center
281-483-5111
jay.e.bolden@nasa.gov
HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Mark Polansky
has left the agency. His last day with NASA was June 30.
Polansky is a veteran of three space
shuttle missions. He flew as a pilot on the STS-98 mission in 2001 and served
as commander for STS-116 in 2006 and STS-127 in 2009. Polansky ends his NASA
career with more than 41 days in space.
"Mark is a remarkably talented
individual," said Peggy Whitson, chief of the Astronaut Office. "His
skills as an aviator coupled with his engineering expertise were a valuable
contribution to our team. We wish him well in his future endeavors."
A former U.S. Air Force officer,
Polansky joined NASA as a research pilot in 1992 and was selected for the
astronaut corps in 1996. Before flying in space, Polansky served in multiple
technical roles including space shuttle capsule communicator and chief
instructor astronaut. His most recent NASA assignment included duties as
director of operations at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City,
Russia.
Polansky earned a Bachelor of Science in
aeronautical and astronautical engineering and a Master of Science in
aeronautics and astronautics from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
For Polansky's complete biography, visit
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/polansky.html.
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