Michael Coats Shuttle Astronaut - January 8th, 2017
Michael Lloyd Coats (born January 16, 1946 in Sacramento, California) is a former Navy Captain and NASA astronaut (three spaceflights), raised in Riverside, California. From December 2005 to December 2012, he served as Director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Coats graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968 and was designated a Naval Aviator in September 1969. An A-7E pilot, he was assigned to Attack Squadron 192 (VA-192) from August 1970 to September 1972 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk and, during this time, flew 315 combat missions in Southeast Asia.
Coats flew on STS-41-D in 1984, STS-29 in 1989, and STS-39 in 1991. From May 1989 to March 1990, he served as Acting Chief of the Astronaut Office. In November 2005, Coats was hired as the 10th director of the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Coats retired from NASA on December 31, 2012.
Sent him 2 photos on 15 Dec and got both back signed on 6 Jan '17.
Captain Michael Coats
3203 Acorn Wood Way
Houston, TX 77059 |
