Martin J. Fettman
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| Country: | United States |
| Organization: | NASA |
| selected on | December 6, 1991 ( SLS-2 ) |
| Calls: | 1 space flight |
| Begin: | October 18, 1993 |
| Landing: | November 1, 1993 |
| Time in space: | 14d 0h 12min |
| retired on | November 1, 1993 |
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Martin Joseph Fettman (born December 31, 1956 in Brooklyn , New York ) is a retired American astronaut .
Fettman received a bachelor's degree in animal nutrition from Cornell University in 1976 and a master's degree in animal nutrition in 1980 , also from Cornell University. He received a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Cornell University in 1980 and another in physiology from Colorado State University in 1982 .
He is a professor in the Pathology Department of the Department of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University.
Astronaut activity
In December 1991, Fettman was selected as a payload specialist candidate by NASA.
STS-58
On October 18, 1993, Fettman started as a payload specialist on the space shuttle Columbia for its first and only mission into space . This was the Spacelab mission SLS-2 (Spacelab Life Sciences 2) and served to research the effects of weightlessness on the human body. The landing took place at Edwards Air Force Base .
See also
Web links
- Short biography of Martin J. Fettman at spacefacts.de
- NASA biography of Martin J. Fettman (English; PDF)
- Biography of Martin J. Fettman in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
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| SURNAME | Fettman, Martin J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fettman, Martin Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronaut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |