Clayton Anmderson
Clayton Conrad Anderson (born February 23, 1959 in Omaha, Nebraska). Graduated from Ashland-Greenwood High School, Ashland, Nebraska, 1977; received a bachelor of science degree (Cum Laude) in Physics from Hastings College, Nebraska in 1981 and a master of science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University in 1983. Anderson joined the Johnson Space Center in 1983 in the Mission Planning and Analysis Division, where he performed rendezvous and proximity operations trajectory designs for early Space Shuttle and Space Station missions. In 1988 he moved to the Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) as a Flight Design Manager, leading the trajectory design team for the Galileo planetary mission (STS-34) while serving as the backup for the Magellan planetary mission (STS-31). Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in June 1998. Prior to being assigned to a spaceflight, Anderson served as the lead for the Enhanced Caution and Warning (ECW) System development effort within the Space Shuttle Cockpit Avionics Upgrade (CAU) Project. In June 2003, Anderson served as an aquanaut during the NEEMO 5 mission aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory, living and working underwater for fourteen days. Anderson was a member of the Expedition 15 crew and spent 152 days on board the International Space Station.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-117 / ISS-15 / ISS-16 / STS-120 Flight Engineer 08.06. - 07.11.2007 151d 18h 23m
2 STS-131 MSP 05.04. - 20.04.2010 15d 02h 47m
Total 166d 21h 10m
