Mike Massimino
Former NASA astronaut, author, Columbia engineering professor, and science communicator sharing space stories through books, television, podcasts, and talks.
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- Hometown
- Franklin Square, Long Island, New York
- Work
- Author, science communicator, engineering professor, and former NASA astronaut
- Education
- Columbia University BS; MIT graduate degrees, including a mechanical engineering PhD
- Space missions
- STS-109 in 2002 and STS-125 in 2009, both servicing Hubble
- Public breakthrough
- First astronaut to tweet from space, during the 2009 Hubble mission
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How it started.
Growing up on Long Island, Mike watched Neil Armstrong walk on the Moon and dreamed of becoming an astronaut. He studied at Columbia and MIT, then worked in engineering and university teaching. NASA rejected him three times before selecting him in 1996.
From Hubble to the timeline.
Mike flew on the final two Hubble servicing missions, in 2002 and 2009, and completed four spacewalks. During the 2009 flight, he shared the first tweets from space through Mission Control, bringing the experience of orbit to a growing online audience.
A storyteller back on Earth.
After leaving NASA in 2014 for Columbia, Mike kept sharing space with the public. His work includes Spaceman, its young readers adaptation, Moonshot, and six appearances as himself on The Big Bang Theory. He also co-hosts 2 Funny Astronauts with Garrett Reisman.
Where fans find him now.
Mike teaches mechanical engineering at Columbia and serves as senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Museum. His talks, interviews, and television appearances connect the technical work of spaceflight with the people and teamwork behind it.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
Podcasts
- 20212 Funny AstronautsCo-host with Garrett Reisman
Spaceflight
- 2009STS-125: Final Hubble servicing missionNASA astronaut and spacewalker
- 2002STS-109: Hubble servicing missionNASA astronaut and spacewalker
Awards
Quotes
When the odds are against you, do it anyway.Mike Massimino, official website
A message he shares in his talks about resilience and pursuing difficult goals.
Trivia
- He is a Peanuts fan who wears a Charlie Brown watch and collects Snoopy items.
- The street he grew up on in Franklin Square was renamed Mike Massimino Street.
- His first tweets from orbit were relayed through Mission Control for posting on Earth.
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