NASA Astronaut Randolph J. Bresnik
Randolph “Komrade” Bresnik was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2004 and most recently served as the commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 53 and flight engineer for Expedition 52. Since August 2018, he has been serving as the Assistant-to-the-Chief of the Astronaut Office for Exploration.
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Bresnik was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in May 1989. During his military career, he became an F/A-18 Test Pilot and was eventually deployed to Kuwait to fly combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In September 2014, Bresnik, his three crew members and two habitat technicians tested technologies and training techniques for use aboard the International Space Station and future deep space exploration missions during NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operation (NEEMO 19).
From 2012 through 2015, Bresnik served as the Lead Astronaut for NASA’s partnership with the SpaceX Company in the design and development of their crewed Dragon Capsule as well as a Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) in the Mission Control Center.
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