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My Take
Garrett Reisman fascinates me because he refuses to fit one box. A Caltech-trained engineer who actually flew to the International Space Station, lived there across two expeditions, and came home with NASA's Distinguished Service Medal, he then pivoted into entrepreneurship rather than resting on the legend. That blend of a researcher's rigor and an adventurer's nerve is rare. Even his social handle, astro_g_dogg, signals a man who doesn't take himself too seriously, which I find genuinely likable. An Aquarius with a Monkey-year wit, he strikes me as proof that the most interesting careers are the ones that keep refusing to stay still.
Overview
Garrett Erin Reisman (; born February 10, 1968) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17. He returned to Earth on June 14, 2008 on board STS-124 on Space Shuttle Discovery.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Garrett Reisman
- Name (Japanese)
- ギャレット・リーズマン
- Reading
- ぎゃれっと・りーずまん
- Born
- February 10, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Morristown, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- astronaut / engineer / entrepreneur
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Parsippany High School
- University
- University of Pennsylvania
Awards & achievements
- 2008 NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.