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Michael P. Anderson (December 25, 1959 –
February 1, 2003) was a Lieutenant Colonel (USAF),
a NASA astronaut and the Space Shuttle payload
commander of STS-107 (Space Shuttle
Columbia|Columbia) who was killed when the
aerospace engineering|craft disintegrated after
reentry (orbital)|reentry into the Earth's
atmosphere. 

==Personal data==
Born December 25, 1959, in Plattsburgh, New York,
but considered Spokane, Washington, to be his
hometown. Died on February 1, 2003 over the
southern United States when Space Shuttle
Columbia|Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew
perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to
scheduled landing. He is survived by his wife and
children. Michael enjoyed photography, chess,
computers, and tennis.

==Education==
* 1977: Graduated from Cheney High School in
Cheney, Washington.
* 1981: Bachelor of science degree in
physics/astronomy from University of Washington.
* 1990: Master of science degree in physics from
Creighton University.

==Awards==
* Posthumously awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal
* the NASA Distinguished Service Medal
* the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (DDSM)
* the Congressional Space Medal of Freedom.

==Special honors==
* Distinguished graduate USAF Communication
Electronics Officers course
* Recipient of the Armed Forces Communication
Electronics Associations Academic Excellence Award
1983
* Received the USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training
Academic Achievement Award for Class 87-08 Vance
AFB
* Awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal
* the USAF Meritorious Service Medal
* the USAF Achievement Medal with one oak leaf
cluster.
* Washington State Highway 904, running through
Cheney, Washington, where he graduated from high
school, was renamed in his memory. 
* Asteroid 51824 Mikeanderson was posthumously
named after Anderson.

==Experience==
Anderson graduated form the University of
Washington in 1981 and was commissioned a second
lieutenant. After completing a year of technical
training at Keesler AFB Mississippi he was
assigned to Randolph AFB Texas. At Randolph he
served as Chief of Communication Maintenance for
the 2015 Communication Squadron and later as
Director of Information System Maintenance for the
1920 Information System Group. In 1986 he was
selected to attend Undergraduate Pilot Training at
Vance AFB, Oklahoma. Upon graduation he was
assigned to the 2nd Airborne Command and Control
Squadron, Offutt AFB Nebraska as an EC 135 pilot,
flying the Strategic Air Command|Strategic Air
Commands airborne command post code-named
“Looking Glass”. From January 1991 to
September 1992 he served as an aircraft commander
and instructor pilot in the 920th Air Refueling
Squadron, Wurtsmith AFB Michigan. From September
1992 to February 1995 he was assigned as an
instructor pilot and tactics officer in the 380
Air Refueling Wing, Plattsburgh AFB New York.
Anderson logged over 3000 hours in various models
of the KC-135 and the T-38 Talon|T-38A aircraft.

==NASA experience==
Selected by NASA in December 1994, Anderson
reported to the Johnson Space Center in March
1995. He completed a year of training and
evaluation, and was qualified for flight crew
assignment as a mission specialist. Anderson was
initially assigned technical duties in the Flight
Support Branch of the Astronaut Office. Anderson
flew on STS-89 and STS-107, logging over 593 hours
in space.

==Space flight experience==
STS-89 Space Shuttle Endeavour|Endeavour (January
22-January 31|31, 1998), was the eighth
Shuttle-Mir docking mission during which the crew
transferred more than 9,000 pounds of scientific
equipment, logistical hardware and water from the
Space Shuttle to Mir. In the fifth and last
exchange of a U.S. astronaut, STS-89 delivered
Andy Thomas to Mir and returned with David Wolf.
Mission duration was 8 days, 19 hours and 47
seconds, traveling 3.6 million miles in 138 orbits
of the Earth.

STS-107 Columbia (January 16 to February 1, 2003).
The 16-day flight was a dedicated science and
research mission. Working 24 hours a day, in two
alternating shifts, the crew successfully
conducted approximately 80 experiments. The
STS-107 mission ended abruptly on February 1, 2003
when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished
during entry, 16 minutes before scheduled landing.
Mission duration was 15 days, 22 hours and 20
minutes.

==Quotes==
Prior to the final launch of the Columbia,
Anderson stated:
*"There's always that unknown."

See also: 
* Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
* space science

== References ==
*
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/anderson.htm
l NASA biography
*
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-1
07/memorial/anderson.html Michael Anderson STS-107
Crew Memorial

== External links ==
* http://www.iit.edu/~iitnsf/depastro.html The
Chicago Alliance for Minority Participation
Keynote Address by Major Michael P. Anderson