National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058
Biographical Data

Andrew J. Feustel (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut

PERSONAL DATA:ˆà Raised and educated in Lake Orion, Michigan. ˆàMarried to the former Indira Devi Bhatnagar of Ontario. ˆàDrew enjoys auto restoration, guitar, water and snow skiing and Kart racing with their two boys. ˆàHis parents both live in Michigan, and IndiraòÀÙs parents reside in Ontario.

EDUCATION: ˆàGraduated from Lake Orion High School, Michigan. ˆàAssociate Science degree, Oakland Community College, Michigan. ˆàB.S. in Solid Earth Sciences, Purdue University. ˆàM.S. in Geophysics, Purdue University. ˆàPh.D. in Geological Sciences, specializing in Seismology, QueenòÀÙs University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1995.

ORGANIZATIONS:ˆà Society of Exploration Geophysicists; American Geophysical Union; Sigma Phi Epsilon, Indiana Alpha Chapter, Purdue University; Association of Space Explorers; International Karting Federation.

SPECIAL HONORS:ˆà Graduated Cum Laude, Oakland Community College, Michigan. ˆàPurdue University: ˆàC.J. Newby Scholarship Award; Ned Smith Field School Scholarship Award; Amoco Fellowship; Chevron Fellowship. ˆàQueenòÀÙs University: ˆàThesis Bursary Award, Deans Award, Graduate Award, McLaughlin Fellowship, Reinhardt Fellowship.

EXPERIENCE:ˆà While attending Oakland Community College, Dr. Feustel worked as an auto mechanic at International Autoworks, Ltd., Farmington Hills, Michigan, restoring 1950òÀÙs Jaguars. ˆàAt Purdue University, Dr. Feustel served as a Residence Hall Counselor for 2 years at Cary Quadrangle for the Purdue University Student Housing organization. ˆàHis summers were spent working as a commercial and industrial glazier near his home in Michigan. ˆàDuring his MasteròÀÙs degree studies, Feustel worked as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department of Purdue University. ˆàHis M.S. thesis investigated physical property measurements of rock specimens under elevated hydrostatic pressures simulating EarthòÀÙs deep crustal environments. ˆàWhile at Purdue, Feustel served for 3 years as Grand Prix Chairman and team Kart driver for Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. ˆàIn 1991, Feustel moved to Kingston, Ontario, Canada, to attend QueenòÀÙs University, where he worked as a Graduate Research Assistant and Graduate Teaching Assistant. ˆàFeustelòÀÙs Ph.D. thesis investigated seismic wave attenuation in underground mines and measurement techniques and applications to site characterization. ˆàFor 3 years, he worked as a Geophysicist for the Engineering Seismology Group, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, installing and operating microseismic monitoring equipment in underground mines throughout Eastern Canada and the United States. ˆàIn 1997, Feustel began working for the Exxon Mobil Exploration Company, Houston, Texas, as an Exploration Geophysicist, designing and providing operational oversight of land, marine and borehole seismic programs worldwide.

NASA EXPERIENCE:ˆà Selected as a Mission Specialist by NASA in July 2000, Dr. Feustel reported for training in August 2000. ˆàHis training included 5 weeks of T-34 training at Naval Air Station VT-4, Pensacola, Florida. ˆàFollowing the completion of 2 years of training and evaluation, he was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Space Shuttle and Space Station Branches.

Dr. Feustel served on the crew of STS-125, the final Space Shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. ˆàThe mission successfully extended and improved the observatoryòÀÙs capabilities through 2014. ˆàIn completing his first space mission, Feustel logged almost 13 days in space and a total of 20 hours and 58 minutes in three EVAs.

On May 16, 2011, Feustel launched on Space Shuttle EndeavouròÀÙs final mission for STS-134 to the International Space Station.ˆà Feustel served as the lead space walker (EV1) and logged 21 hours and 20 minutes over 3 EVAs. ˆàThe mission also delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a state-of-the-art cosmic ray particle physics detector designed to examine fundamental issues about matter and the origin and structure of the universe

SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE:ˆà STS-125 Atlantis (May 11 to May 24, 2009) was the fifth and final Hubble servicing mission. ˆàThe 19-year-old telescope spent 6 days in the Shuttle cargo bay undergoing an overhaul conducted by four spacewalkers over five daily spacewalks with the assistance of crewmates inside Atlantis. ˆàThe spacewalkers overcame frozen bolts, stripped screws and stuck handrails. ˆàThe refurbished Hubble Telescope now has four new or rejuvenated scientific instruments, new batteries, new gyroscope, and a new computer. ˆàThe STS-125 mission was accomplished in 12 days, 21 hours, 37 minutes and 09 seconds, traveling 5,276,000 miles in 197 Earth orbits

STS-134 (ISS Assembly Flight ULF6) (May 16 to June 1, 2011) was the penultimate mission of NASAòÀÙs Space Shuttle Program. ˆàThe mission marked the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. This flight delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier to the International Space Station. The STS-134 mission included four spacewalks and was completed in 15 days, 17 hours, 38 minutes and 23 seconds, traveling 6,510,221 miles in 248 Earth orbits, touching down at Kennedy Space Center at 1:34:51 a.m. on June 1, 2011.