Garrett Reisman

Garrett Reisman

Astronaut, Space X

Garrett Reisman

Dr. Reisman was selected by NASA as a mission specialist Astronaut in 1998. His first mission was aboard
the Space Shuttle Endeavour, in 2008, which dropped him off for a 95 day mission aboard the
International Space Station after which he returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. His
second mission was aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, in 2010, and returned Dr. Reisman to the Space
Station.

During these missions, Dr. Reisman performed 3 spacewalks, operated the Space Station Robot Arm and
was a flight engineer aboard the Space Shuttle. After leaving NASA in 2011, Dr. Reisman joined SpaceX
where he worked for Elon Musk and prepared SpaceX for human spaceflight as the Director of Space
Operations. Currently he is a Professor of Astronautical Engineering at USC and a Senior Advisor at
SpaceX.