{"id":52121,"date":"2019-06-18T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-447244"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:18:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:18:49","slug":"nasa-astronaut-available-for-interviews-before-first-space-mission","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-astronaut-available-for-interviews-before-first-space-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronaut Available for Interviews Before First Space Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Drew Morgan prepares for spacewalk training Jan. 24, 2018, in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronaut Drew Morgan prepares for spacewalk training Jan. 24, 2018, in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/andrew-r-morgan\">Andrew Morgan<\/a> will be available from 7 to 8:15 a.m. EDT Monday, July 1, for live satellite interviews from Star City, Russia, before launching on his first space mission, a nine-month expedition aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\">International Space Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interviews will air live on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\">website<\/a>, preceded at 6:30 a.m. by video of Morgan\u2019s training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan and his crewmates, Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), are scheduled to launch aboard the Russian Soyuz MS-13 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:28 p.m. July 20 \u2013 the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will arrive at the station about six hours after launch, joining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/expeditions\/expedition60\/index.html\">Expedition 60<\/a> Commander Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/tyler-nick-hague\">Nick Hague<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/christina-h-koch\">Christina Koch<\/a> of NASA. Morgan is scheduled to remain aboard the station until April 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To interview Morgan, media must contact Sarah Volkman no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, at 281-483-9071 or <a href=\"mailto:sarah.e.volkman@nasa.gov\">sarah.e.volkman@nasa.gov<\/a>. Media participating in the interviews must tune to the NASA TV Public Channel (NTV-1) or Media Channel (NTV-3). Satellite tuning information is available at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/1pOWUhR\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>http:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/1pOWUhR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are roughly 250 ongoing research experiments at NASA at any given time, many of which require astronauts\u2019 hands. On Morgan\u2019s mission, he and his crewmates, will facilitate research on various projects, including tests for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Facility.html?#id=7599\">BioFabrication Facility<\/a> on 3D-printing organs to see if microgravity affects the ability to build complex tissue shapes. Other experiments include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7566\">Biorock<\/a> project, which focuses on mining materials in the solar system; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7892\">Space Moss<\/a> study, a look into methods for engineering plants to grow better on Earth; and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/explorer\/Investigation.html?#id=7976\">Space Tango-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells<\/a> experiment, which will be the first examination in space of cells from patients with Parkinson\u2019s to better understand neurodegenerative diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are only a snapshot of the research Morgan and his crewmates will support during their expedition, and each experiment they conduct in space has practical application back on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan joined NASA as a member of the 2013 astronaut class. He was born into a military family, but considers New Castle, PA to be his hometown. Morgan is a Colonel in the U.S. Army, and prior to his selection served as an emergency physician in special forces. He is the first Army Medical Corps officer to be selected as an astronaut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Morgan\u2019s board certification in emergency medicine, he also is certified in primary care sports medicine (CAQSM) and has national registry in musculoskeletal ultrasound (RMSK). He is a qualified military freefall parachutist, combat diver and flight surgeon. Over the course of his career Morgan has deployed to combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Morgan on social media at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstroDrewMorgan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweets by AstroDrewMorgan<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/astrodrewmorgan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AstroDrewMorgan\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Joshua Finch<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\njoshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<br \/>\nBrandi Dean<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\nbrandi.k.dean@nasa.gov <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan will be available from 7 to 8:15 a.m. EDT Monday, July 1, for live satellite interviews from Star City, Russia, before launching on his first space mission, a nine-month expedition aboard the International Space Station. The interviews will air live on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s website, preceded at 6:30 a.m. by video of [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":53771,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"M19-055","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"MEDIA ADVISORY","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[8365,2656,2735,2861,2867],"news-tags":[10561,9534],"internal-terms":[10560,9508],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA Astronaut Available for Interviews Before First Space Mission","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-astronaut-available-for-interviews-before-first-space-mission\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-astronaut-available-for-interviews-before-first-space-mission\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NASA"}],"creator":["NASA"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","NASA Headquarters","Expedition 59","Humans in Space","International Space Station (ISS)","Johnson Space Center"],"dateCreated":"2019-06-18T20:25:00Z","datePublished":"2019-06-18T20:25:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T19:18:49Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA Astronaut Available for Interviews Before First Space Mission\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-astronaut-available-for-interviews-before-first-space-mission\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2019-06-18T20:25:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,NASA Headquarters,Expedition 59,Humans in Space,International Space Station (ISS),Johnson Space Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"NASA\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":3,"featured_image":{"id":53771,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/27783264737_d59c02ba87_k.jpg","title":"27783264737_d59c02ba87_k","alt":"NASA astronaut Drew Morgan prepares for spacewalk training Jan. 24, 2018, in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.","caption":"Date: 01-24-18 Location: NBL - Pool Topside Subject: Expedition 61 Crew Training - ISS EVA Maintenance 1 at the NBL with crew members Drew Morgan and Soichi Noguchi Photographer: James Blair"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/52121"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/52121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186167,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/52121\/revisions\/186167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52121"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=52121"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=52121"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=52121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}