Michael J. Bloomfield

Michael J. Bloomfield (born 16 March 1959) is an American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions.

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16 March - 1959 - American - Space shuttle

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Raised in Lake Fenton, Michigan, Bloomfield attended the United States Air Force Academy and trained as an F-15 fighter pilot. He test piloted the F-16 aircraft before being selected as an astronaut candidate in 1994 and first flew aboard STS-86 in 1997. Bloomfield also few aboard STS-97 (2000) and STS-110 (2002), both missions to the International Space Station.

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Lake Fenton, Michigan - United States Air Force Academy - F-15 - F-16 - 1994 - STS-86 - 1997 - STS-97 - 2000 - STS-110 - 2002 - International Space Station

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