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Jack Fischer

(Jack David Fischer)

(Jan 23, 1974)

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After nine years with NASA and 136 days spent in space, astronaut Jack Fischer is returning to active duty with the U.S. Air Force. His final day at NASA will be Thursday, May 31, 2018.

U.S. Air Force Colonel Jack Fischer was born in Louisville, Colorado. He earned a bachelor's degree in astronautical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fischer is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flight hours in over 45 types of aircraft.

In July 2009, Fischer was selected for the 20th NASA astronaut class, and in July 2011, he completed his training as an astronaut candidate. Within the Astronaut Office, he served on teams responsible for crew communications (CAPCOM), operations for the Soyuz spacecraft and the International Space Station (ISS), station systems integration, and advanced exploration programs.

On April 20, 2017, Fischer launched aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft for a five-month mission to the ISS. He served as a flight engineer for Expedition 51 and Expedition 52. While in orbit, he participated in hundreds of scientific experiments and performed two spacewalks totaling 6 hours and 59 minutes. One spacewalk involved replacing an avionics unit and installing a connector for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, while the second involved replacing a failed, mission-critical computer relay unit.