David Wolf (astronaut)

For those of a similar name, see David Wolfe.

David Alexander Wolf
Nationality	American
Occupation	Medical Doctor
Space career
Astronaut
Time in space	168d 8h 57m
Selection	1990 NASA Group
Missions	STS-58, STS-86, Mir 24, STS-89, STS-112, STS-127
Mission insignia

David Alexander Wolf (born 23 August 1956) is an American astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions and an extended stay aboard the Mir space station.

Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he graduated from North Central High School, Wolf earned a degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University and, in 1982, a medical degree from Indiana University. He subsequently trained as a flight surgeon with the United States Air Force. He joined the staff of Johnson Space Center in 1983 and investigated the physiological effects of microgravity.

Wolf was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1990 and first flew aboard mission STS-58 in 1993, a life sciences research mission. In 1997 and 1998, Wolf served a long-duration assignment aboard the Russian space station Mir, launching on STS-86 and returning on STS-89. Wolf also led the EVA activity on STS-112, an assembly mission for the International Space Station. He was the lead Spacewalker and Mission Specialist on STS-127, delivering and completing the final two components of the Japanese Experiment Module.

While aboard Mir, Wolf became the first American to vote from space, casting a ballot in a 1997 Houston election.

As of 2009, he has logged 168 days in space.

Wolf is an alumnus of the Gamma Omicron chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Purdue University.

The City of Indianapolis honored Wolf by naming a bridge on 82nd Street in the Castleton area the "David Wolf Bridge."

External links

• NASA Biography