Taylor M Potter
History buff. Lifelong learner. Stubbornly curious.
I dig into the people, events, and ideas that shaped our world — and still shape it today. This is where I share what I'm learning, reading, and trying to figure out.
Featured Astronaut
Joseph 'Joe' Acaba
Bio
Joseph Michael Acabá is an American educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. In May 2004, he became the first person of Puerto Rican ancestry to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19. He completed his training on February 10, 2006, and was assigned to STS-119, which flew from March 15 to 28, 2009, to deliver the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station. He is the first person of Caribbean and Puerto Rican origin, and the twelfth of fifteen people of Ibero-American heritage to have flown to space as a NASA astronaut.
Personal
Born: May 17, 1967
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, USA
Space Career
Astronaut Group:
- • NASA Astronaut Group 19, 2004
Spacewalks (EVA): 3
Total EVA Time: 19 hours, 46 minutes
Time in Space: 306 days, 34 minutes
Missions
- • STS-119
- • Soyuz TMA-04M (Expedition 31/32)
- • Soyuz MS-06 (Expedition 53/54)
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