Astronaut Class of 2004 (Group 19)

	NAME:	Joseph M.. Acaba, Educator Mission Specialist
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	May 17, 1967 - Inglewood, CA
	RESIDENCE:	Dunnellon, FL
	EDUCATION:	Esperanza High School, Anaheim, CA, 1985 B.S., Geology, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1990 M.S., Geology, University of Arizona, 1992
	PREVIOUS POSITION:	Earth & Space Science/Math Teacher Dunnellon Middle School Dunnellon, FL
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	Richard R. Arnold II, Educator Mission Specialist
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	November 26, 1963 - Cheverly, MD
	RESIDENCE:	Bucharest, Romania
	EDUCATION:	B.S., Accounting, Frostburg State University, MD, 1985 M.S., Marine, Estuarine & Environmental Science, University of Maryland, 1992
	PREVIOUS POSITION:	Science/Math Teacher American International School of Bucharest Bucharest, Romania
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	Randolph J. Bresnik, Major, USMC, Pilot
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	September 11, 1967 - Fort Knox, KY
	RESIDENCE:	San Diego, CA
	EDUCATION:	B.S., Mathematics, The Citadel, 1989 M.S.. Aviation Systems, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 2002
	PREVIOUS POSITION:	Operations Officer & F/A-18 Pilot VMFA-232 MCAS Miramar San Diego, CA
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	Christopher J. Cassidy, Lieutenant Commander, USN, Mission Specialist
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	January 4, 1970 - Salem, MA
	RESIDENCE:	Norfolk, VA
	EDUCATION:	York High School, York, ME B.S., Mathematics, U.S. Naval Academy, 1993 M.S., Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000
	PREVIOUS POSITION:	Commander, Naval Special Warfare Task Unit Afghanistan
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	James P. Dutton, Jr., Major, USAF, Pilot
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	November 20, 1968 - Eugene, OR
	RESIDENCE:	Edwards, CA
	EDUCATION:	Henry D. Sheldon High School, Eugene, OR B.S., Astronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1991 M.S., Aeronautics & Astronautics, University of Washington, 1994
	PREVIOUS POSITION:	F/A-22 Test Pilot 411th Flight Test Squadron Edwards AFB, CA
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	Jose M. Hernandez, Mission Specialist
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	August 7, 1962 - French Camp, CA
	RESIDENCE:	Houston, TX
	EDUCATION:	B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of the Pacific, 1984 M.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1986
	PREVIOUS POSITION:	Chief, Materials & Processes Branch NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	Robert S. Kimbrough, Major, USA, Mission Specialist
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	June 4, 1967 - Killeen, TX
	RESIDENCE:	League City, TX
	EDUCATION:	The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA B.S., Aerospace Engineering, U.S. Military Academy, 1989 M.S., Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998
	PREVIOUS POSITION:	Shuttle Training Aircraft Flight Simulation Engineer U.S. Army NASA Detachment NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	Thomas H. Marshburn, M.D., Mission Specialist
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	August 29, 1960 - Statesville, NC
	RESIDENCE:	Houston, TX
	EDUCATION:	B.S., Physics, Davidson College, NC, 1982 M.S., Engineering Physics, University of Virginia, 1984 M.D., Wake Forest University, 1989 M.S., Medical Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, 1997
	PREVIOUS POSITION:	Flight Surgeon NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger, Educator Mission Specialist
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	May 2, 1975 - Colorado Springs, CO
	RESIDENCE:	Vancouver, WA
	EDUCATION:	Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins, CO B.A, Geology, Whitman College, WA, 1997
	PREVIOUS POSITION:	Science Teacher/Cross Country Coach Hudson's Bay High School Vancouver, WA
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	Robert L. Satcher, Jr., Ph.D., M.D., Mission Specialist
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	September 22, 1965 - Hampton, VA
	RESIDENCE:	Oak Park, IL
	EDUCATION:	Denmark-Olar High School, Denmark, SC B.S., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,1986 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,1993 M.D., Harvard University, 1994
	PREVIOUS POSITION:	Assistant Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	Shannon Walker, Ph.D., Mission Specialist
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	June 4, 1965 - Houston, TX
	RESIDENCE:	Seabrook, TX
	EDUCATION:	B.A, Physics, Rice University, 1987 M.S., Space Physics, Rice University, 1992 Ph.D., Space Physics, Rice University, 1993
	PREVIOUS POSITION:	Acting Manager, On-Orbit Engineering Office NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX
		Full Biographical Data

2004 Astronaut Class - International Astronauts

	NAME:	Satoshi Furukawa, Ph D., M.D.
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	1964 - Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
	EDUCATION:	M.D., University of Tokyo, 1989 Ph D., Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 2000
		JAXA Astronaut
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	Akihiko Hoshide
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	1968 - Tokyo, Japan
	EDUCATION:	B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, 1992 M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, 1997
		JAXA Astronaut
		Full Biographical Data

	NAME:	Naoko Yamazaki
	BIRTHDATE/PLACE:	1970 - Matsudo City, Chiba, Japan
	EDUCATION:	B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Tokyo,1993 M.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1996
		JAXA Astronaut
		Full Biographical Data

Home | Astronauts | Astronaut Candidates | Cosmonauts | Payload Specialist Astronauts | Astronaut Information

Biography Page Curator: Kim Dismukes Responsible NASA Official: Bernadette Hajek, Technical Assistant to the Chief, Astronaut Office Web Accessibility and Policy Notices Last Update: February 13, 2006