drafting international, 13 March ( EFE).-the Spanish astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria has left NASA, agency American for space, after being linked to the same for twenty years, it was reported today the Agency.
López-AlegrÃa ( Madrid, 1958) has dual Spanish-American citizenship and maintains two records as the American astronaut with more experience in space walks, ten, and having starred in the mission of longer flight space.
The madrileño was involved in four missions and served ten spacewalks since March 1992 he was selected by NASA as an astronaut.
During his career, highlights the Agency, Lopez-joy was more than 257 days in space, including 215 as Commander of the expedition 14 to the international space station (ISS) “which remains as space flight an American longest”.
Their 67-hour space walk have been overcome only by Russian astronaut Ananoly Solovyev.
“Mike”, said Janet Kvandi, Director of operations of teams of flight of the Agency, “has served faithfully to the direction of flight operations for many years” and has stressed “his unique achievements and his diplomatic skills” as well as “delivery relentlessly”.
Peggy Whitson, Chief of the Astronaut Office, has emphasised, in turn, you miss personally lack her sense of humor and his insight and points in the official notice of the NASA wishing him “all the best”. EFE
