Leroy Chiao

Astronaut, Cosmonaut
Nationality	American
Born	August 28, 1960 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Occupation1	Engineer
Space time	229d 08h 41m
Selection	1990 NASA Group
Missions	STS-65, STS-72, STS-92, Soyuz TMA-5, Expedition 10
Mission insignia
1 previous or current.

Dr. Leroy Chiao, Ph.D. (born August 28, 1960) is a former American NASA astronaut who was stationed on board the International Space Station between 2004 and 2005. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (630x780, 54 KB) taken from [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Nickname: Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Coordinates: County Milwaukee Government  - Mayor Tom Barrett Area  - City  97 sq mi (251. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1987 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2003 2004 1958 June 25 - Man In Space Soonest - USA The first group of American astronaut candidates were selected... STS-65 is a Space Shuttle program mission. ... STS-72 is a Space Shuttle program mission. ... This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle, as this mission is the 100th mission of the Space Shuttle. ... Soyuz TMA-5 launch Crew Launched ISS Expedition 10 crew: Salizhan Sharipov (2) Leroy Chiao (4) - U.S.A. Yuri Shargin (1) Landed ISS Expedition 10 crew: Salizhan Sharipov (2) Leroy Chiao (4) - U.S.A. Roberto Vittori - ESA (2) Mission parameters Mass: ? kg Perigee: ~200 km Apogee: ~252 km... Expedition 10 (2004–2005) was the 10th expedition to the International Space Station, using the Soyuz TMA-5, which stayed during the expedition for emergency evacuation. ... Image File history File links Sts-65-patch. ... Download high resolution version (897x926, 98 KB)sts-72 mission patch File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (6000x6540, 1964 KB) Beschreibung STS092-S-001 (November 1999) --- Designed by the crew members, the STS-92 patch symbolizes the second mission to carry U.S.-built elements to the International Space Station (ISS) for assembly. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (639x720, 139 KB) [edit] Beschreibung Soyuz TMA-5 Mission Insignia with white background deriveed from NASA picture Soyuz_TMA-5_Patch. ... Image File history File links ISS Expedition 10 insignia (NASA) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States federal government, responsible for the nations public space program. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit outside the U.S. Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984. ... “ISS” redirects here. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early life

Chiao was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Danville, California. Chiao graduated from Monte Vista High School in Danville in 1978. In 1983 he received a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. He earned a master of science degree and then a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1985 and 1987, respectively. Nickname: Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Coordinates: County Milwaukee Government  - Mayor Tom Barrett Area  - City  97 sq mi (251. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science (e. ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... ΦΚΤ (Phi Kappa Tau) is a U.S. national college fraternity. ... The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a coeducational public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County, California, USA. It is one out of 10 campuses of the University of California. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dr. Chaio's family is from East China. Dr. Leroy Chiao’s father (Tsu-Tao Chiao) grew up in Shandong Province in China; his mother (Dr. Cherry Chu Chiao) came from Tsingtao. After World War II, both fled to Taiwan, where they met and married. His parents immigrated to the United States in the 1950’s. In an interview with a reporter from the China Daily newspaper, Chiao revealed that his radio call name in space is "Shandong," from the name of the province in China where he still has family members.

Leroy was born in 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1967, his family moved to Danville, California. Both parents were practicing chemical engineers when his father was accepted at a university in Rhode Island for graduate studies. The university chairman at the time would not allow women to study chemical engineering so Chiao’s mother enrolled in graduate studies in chemistry. When the family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from Chiao’s birthplace of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chiao’s mother earned a Ph.D. in materials science from UC Berkeley. Dr. Chiao's two sisters are also Berkeley graduates. One sister, Judy Chiao Smith, is a C.P.A., and the other, Sandra Chiao, is a neuropsychologist with a Ph.D. Dr. Chiao’s first job at age 16 was at a McDonald’s in Walnut Creek, California.

"Since the moment he watched the moon landing on TV [at age eight], he got very excited," says Chiao's mother Cherry (UC Berkeley, Ph.D.'76 MSE). "When he built a space vessel in the garage, I thought he was just playing. But then in graduate school he started talking about becoming an astronaut; that's when we knew he was serious."

Pre-NASA professional experience

Upon graduation, Chiao worked at Hexcel Corporation in Dublin, California from 1987 to 1989. He was involved in process, manufacturing and engineering research on advanced aerospace materials; worked on a joint NASA-JPL/Hexcel project to develop a practical, optically correct, precision segment reflector made entirely of advanced polymer composite materials for future space telescopes; as well as working on cure modeling and finite element analysis. In January 1989, Chiao joined the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, where he was involved in processing research for fabrication of filament-wound and thick-section aerospace composites. Chiao also developed and demonstrated a mechanistic cure model for graphite fiber/epoxy composite material (see Graphite-reinforced plastic). An instrument-rated pilot, Dr. Chiao has logged over 2500 flight hours in a variety of aircraft. The public library in Dublin Dublin is a city located in Alameda County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 29,973. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The JPL complex in Pasadena, Ca. ... Aerial view of the lab and surrounding area. ... The city of Livermore highlighted within Alameda County Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. ... Carbon fiber composite is a strong, light and very expensive material. ... Epoxy or polyepoxide is a thermosetting epoxide polymer that cures (polymerizes and crosslinks) when mixed with a catalyzing agent or hardener. Most common epoxy resins are produced from a reaction between epichlorohydrin and bisphenol-A. The first commercial attempts to prepare resins from epichlorohydrin occurred in 1927 in the United... A cloth of woven carbon fiber filaments, a common element in composite materials Composite materials (or composites for short) are engineered materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties and which remain separate and distinct within the finished structure. ... Graphite-reinforced plastic or carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP or CRP), is a strong, light and very expensive composite material or fibre reinforced plastic. ...

NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, left, and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov served on Expedition 10 in the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, left, and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov will serve as Expedition 10 on the International Space Station. ... NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, left, and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov will serve as Expedition 10 on the International Space Station. ... Salizhan S. Sharipov Salizhan Shakirovich Sharipov (Russian:Сализхан Шакирович Шарипов) (born August 24, 1964 in Uzgen, Osh oblast, Kirghiz SSR, now in Kyrgyzstan) is a Russian cosmonaut. ... Expedition 10 (2004–2005) was the 10th expedition to the International Space Station, using the Soyuz TMA-5, which stayed during the expedition for emergency evacuation. ... “ISS” redirects here. ...

NASA experience

Selected by NASA in January 1990, Chiao became an astronaut in July 1991. He is qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. His technical assignments to date include: Space Shuttle flight software verification in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL); crew equipment, Spacelab, Spacehab and payloads issues for the Astronaut Office Mission Development Branch; Training and Flight Data File issues; and Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) issues for the EVA Branch. Chiao also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office EVA Branch. See also: Other events of 1990 List of years in science . ... See also: Other events of 1991 List of years in science . ... NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ... Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... Spacelab in payload bay during STS-90 Spacelab is a microgravity laboratory flown into space on the Space Shuttle. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless on an untethered EVA Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth and outside of his or her spacecraft. ...

A veteran of three space flights, Chiao flew as a mission specialist on STS-65 in 1994, STS-72 in 1996 and STS-92 in 2000. Chiao had logged over 36 days and 12.5 hours in space, including over 26 EVA hours in four space walks, prior to his mission aboard the International Space Station. STS-65 is a Space Shuttle program mission. ... See also: Other events of 1994 List of years in science . ... STS-72 is a Space Shuttle program mission. ... See also: Other events of 1996 List of years in science . ... This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle, as this mission is the 100th mission of the Space Shuttle. ... See also: Other events of 2000 List of years in science . ... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA)[1] Outer space, sometimes simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ... “ISS” redirects here. ...

As of 2005, Chiao is assigned as Commander and NASA Science Officer of Expedition 10, which launched aboard a Soyuz on 14 October 2004. See also: Other events of 2005 List of years in science . ... Expedition 10 (2004–2005) was the 10th expedition to the International Space Station, using the Soyuz TMA-5, which stayed during the expedition for emergency evacuation. ... Soyuz rocket on launch pad. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In addition to being fluent in Mandarin, Chiao learned Russian as part of the International Space Station program. On November 2, 2004, Dr. Chiao voted in the 2004 United States presidential election from aboard the International Space Station, making him the first American to vote in a presidential election while in space. McDonald’s presented Chiao with a Big Mac and French Fries at their branch in Star City as one of his first meals since returning to Earth after his ISS assignment. Among the souvenirs he brought into space in his previous space flights were a Chinese flag and a quartz-carved rose from Hong Kong. Mandarin (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally speech of officials), or Beifanghua (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literally Northern Dialect(s)), is a category of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and south-western China. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ...

Dr. Chiao was the inadvertent developer of the procedure to use the IRED (Interim Resistive Exercise Device) to excite the solar arrays of the ISS. During an exercise session of squats on the ISS, Dr. Chiao sent a vibration through the space station that caused the solar arrays to ripple - a low amplitude frequency response. When Chiao did this, the response from Mission Control was "knock it off." However, many years later during an ISS assembly flight in December 2006 (STS-116), German astronaut Thomas Reiter of the European Space Agency was told to do 30 seconds of robust exercise on the bungee-bar IRED machine to help retract ISS solar arrays, specifically to relieve tension in a wire system that was preventing the array from folding up like an accordion. An eventual unplanned spacewalk during the same shuttle mission managed to finally retract the array.

Special honors

• Recipient of three NASA Space Flight Medals (2000, 1996, 1994)
• Two NASA Exceptional Service Awards (2000, 1996)
• Four NASA Individual Achievement Awards (2004, 2003, 2002, 2001)
• Two NASA Group Achievement awards (1997, 1995)
• NASA Going the Extra Mile Award (2004)
• Recipient of two Phi Kappa Tau awards - the Taylor A. Borradaile National Alumnus of the Year Award (1996) and the Nu Chapter Alumnus of the Year (1991) award
• Invited to give technical seminars on honeycomb material and bonded panels, as well as cure modeling of aerospace composite materials, at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, and at the Changsha Institute of Technology, 5th Department, in the People's Republic of China
• Invited contributor to the International Encyclopedia of Composite Materials (1989)
• Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering (1990)
• Recipient of Distinguished Alumni Award from University of California, Santa Barbara (1995)
• Keynote Commencement Speaker for the Departments of Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, and at Santa Barbara, in 1996
• Recipient of numerous Federation Aeronautique Internationale awards, including the Korolev Diploma (2002), Komarov Diploma (1996) and De La Vaulx Medal (1994)
• Recipient of the 2003 Excellence Award in Science and Technology, from the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce
• Recipient of the 100 Most Influential Asian Americans in the 1990¹s Award from A-Magazine (2000)

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Detailed space flight experience

Astronaut Candidate Leroy Chiao participates in a classroom session during his astronaut candidate training period

Astronaut Candidate Leroy Chiao determines his location in order to specify directions for a helicopter pickup during wilderness survival training

Astronaut Leroy Chiao works with the controls of the Canadarm2

Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer, wearing a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in the first of two sessions of extravehicular activities (EVA) performed by the Expedition 10 crew during their six-month mission.

President George W. Bush welcomed the crew members and families of the International Space Station expeditions 7, 8, 9 and 10 to the Oval Office Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Standing for photos with the President from left are: Lt. Colonel Mike Fincke, ISS 9; Dr. Edward Lu, ISS 7; Dr. Leroy Chiao, ISS 10, and Dr. Michael Foale, ISS 8. White House photo by Eric Draper

Independent consultant Leroy Chiao in an Excalibur Almaz capsule, source: excaliburalmazobserver.blogspot.com

STS-65 Columbia (July 8–July 23, 1994) launched from and returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, setting a new flight duration record for the Space Shuttle program at that time. The STS-65 mission flew the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2). During the 15-day flight the seven-member crew conducted more than 80 experiments focusing on materials and life sciences research in microgravity. The STS-65 mission was accomplished in 236 orbits of the Earth, traveling 6.1 million miles in 353 hours and 55 minutes. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3032x2005, 2657 KB) original description: Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer, works with the controls of the Canadarm2, or Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station (18 October... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3032x2005, 2657 KB) original description: Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer, works with the controls of the Canadarm2, or Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station (18 October... ISS Canadarm2 (NASA) The Mobile Servicing System (MSS) is a robotic arm and associated equipment on the International Space Station that plays a key role in station assembly and maintenance: moving equipment and supplies around the station, supporting astronauts working in space, and servicing instruments and other payloads attached to... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... STS-65 is a Space Shuttle program mission. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

STS-72 Endeavour (January 11–January 20, 1996) was a nine-day mission during which the crew retrieved the Space Flyer Unit (launched from Japan ten months earlier), and deployed and retrieved the OAST-Flyer. Chiao performed two spacewalks designed to demonstrate tools and hardware, and evaluate techniques to be used in the assembly of the International Space Station. In completing this mission, Chiao logged a total of 214 hours and 41 seconds in space, including just over thirteen EVA hours, and traveled 3.7 million miles in 142 orbits of the Earth. STS-72 is a Space Shuttle program mission. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

STS-92 Discovery (October 11–October 24, 2000) was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida and returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California. During the 13-day flight, the seven member crew attached the Z1 Truss and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 to the International Space Station using Discovery’s robotic arm and performed four space walks to configure these elements. This expansion of the ISS opened the door for future assembly missions and prepared the station for its first resident crew. Chiao totaled 13 hours and 16 minutes of EVA time in two space walks. The STS-92 mission was accomplished in 202 orbits, traveling 5.3 million miles in 12 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes and 25 seconds. This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle, as this mission is the 100th mission of the Space Shuttle. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edwards Air Force Base (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW) is a United States Air Force airbase located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, 7 miles (11 km) due east of Rosamond. ...

ISS Expedition 10 October 9, 2004–April 24, 2005, Chiao was the Commander of Expedition 10 on the International Space Station. On November 2, 2004, Dr. Chiao voted in the 2004 United States presidential election from aboard the International Space Station, making him the first American to vote in a presidential election while in space. Dr. Chiao is actually the second person to vote from space but the first to vote for a U.S. president. Voting in space was setup in 1997 by the Texas State Legislature using standard computer encryption techniques. An e-mail link sent Chiao’s ballot directly to the county clerk’s office. Expedition 10 (2004–2005) was the 10th expedition to the International Space Station, using the Soyuz TMA-5, which stayed during the expedition for emergency evacuation. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... “ISS” redirects here. ...

Post-NASA professional experience

As of December, 2005, Dr. Leroy Chiao is working as an independent consultant. After leaving NASA, Dr. Chiao has become involved in entrepreneurial business ventures in both the U.S. and China.

He was hired in July 2006 as the Executive Vice President for Space Operations and a Director of Excalibur Almaz Limited. He is responsible for all operational aspects of spaceflight, including training for both the capsule and space station. Excalibur Almaz was incorporated in the Isle of Man for tax and regulatory purposes. The company has assembled a team from the Isle of Man, the United States, Russia, the Ukraine and Continental Europe to begin work towards refurbishing and flying a capsule in space based upon the design of the Almaz capsules. During the Cold War, the Soviets built and launched three of their surveillance stations designated "Almaz" or "diamond" in Russian. These stations, however, were publicly called "Salyut" stations after the civilian version to disguise the fact that they were military in nature. In parallel, Almaz capsule spacecraft were developed to service the Almaz stations. Because of political considerations, the Almaz capsules were canceled and the Soyuz spacecraft were used instead to fly three manned missions to the Almaz stations. Although they have not flown manned, the Almaz capsules were successfully flown nine times in space during flight-testing. Excalibur Almaz is a private spaceflight company which plans to orbit manned spacecraft, by using modernized TKS space capsules and Almaz space stations, derived from the formerly secret Soviet space program. ...

He is currently the Chairman of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) User Panel, which is attached to the Baylor College of Medicine. The NSBRI, funded by NASA, is a consortium of institutions studying the health risks related to long-duration space flight. The Institute’s User Panel is an advisory board comprised of former and current astronauts and flight surgeons that ensures NSBRI’s research program is focused on astronaut health and safety. In preparation for lunar and Mars exploration, Chiao and the User Panel will help align NSBRI’s science and technology projects with the needs of astronauts on long missions.

In early 2006, he joined the Atlanta firm of SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc. (SEI) as an affiliate and technical advisor (on a non-exclusive basis). Dr. Chiao is assisting the firm on space technologies/operating processes for future space exploration concepts and research on the commercialization of space.

In March 2006, Dr. Chiao was announced as a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In August 2006, Dr. Chiao will join the LSU College of Engineering and its Department of Mechanical Engineering as a visiting professor, and the first Smiley and Bernice Romero Raborn Chair in Mechanical Engineering, as part of the Initiative to Recognize Max Faget. The Raborn chair was established through a $600,000 gift from Francis “Buzz” and Marcia Raborn in honor of their parents, Smiley and Bernice Romero Raborn. Dr. Chiao will be the first visiting professor to fill the newly established chair, which is part of the College of Engineering’s effort to recognize Maxime Faget. Max Faget Maxime Max A. Faget (August 26, 1921 – October 9, 2004) was an American engineer. ...

Personal life

Chiao married his wife, Karen (a former professional photographer) in 2003, they live in a neighborhood built around the local airport. He enjoys flying his Grumman Tiger aircraft, as well as skiing. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a leading producer of military and civilian aircraft of the 20th century. ...

See also

Other Chinese-American astronauts with NASA: Edward Tsang Lu, Taylor Gun-Jin Wang. External link NASA Biography Categories: Stub | 1963 births | Astronauts | Chinese Americans | Chinese American scientists ... Taylor Wang - NASA photo (1984) Taylor Gun-Jin Wang (Traditional Chinese: 王贛駿; Simplified Chinese: 王赣骏; Hanyu Pinyin: ) (born June 16, 1940) is the first ethnic Chinese astronaut to go into space. ...

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External links

• Personal Website
• NASA biography
• Spacefacts biography of Leroy Chiao
• NASA Press Release: Astronaut Leroy Chiao Leaves NASA
• Expedition 10 Earth Observation Photos from Dr. Leroy Chiao
• Press Release from SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc. (SEI)
• Article from LSU Paper on new Professorship at the School of Mechanical Engineering
• "Searching for home from space: Chiao's story"
• Article on Cherry Chu Chiao (Dr. Leroy Chiao's mother)
• Article from Runner's World
• Press Release: McDonald’s Honors NASA Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao
• "Astronaut Leroy Chiao at Calhoun"
• Slideshow from Dr. Chiao's visit to the Calhoun School (New York City)
• Milken Institute, Global Conference, April 24, 2006, "Dinner Panel: The Future of Space - Video and Audio Available"
• "Leroy Chiao Has Been Vulcanized"
• Press Release (June 6, 2006): Astronaut Leroy Chiao named chair of NSBRI User Panel
• Excalibur-Almaz Homepage

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