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Personal: Male. Born in Miami, Florida, USA. US Air Force US Air Force

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: NASA Group 18 - 2000. Active Entered space service: 26 July 2000.

OFFICIAL NASA BIOGRAPHY

NAME: Eric A. Boe, Major, USAF, Pilot

BIRTHDATE/PLACE: October 1, 1964 - Miami, FL

RESIDENCE WHEN RECRUITED: Shalimar, FL

EDUCATION: Henderson High School, Chamblee, GA, 1983; B.S., Astronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1987; M.S., Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997.

POSITION WHEN RECRUITED: Director of Test Air-to-Air Missile Test Division Eglin AFB, FL

27 July 2000 - NASA Astronaut Training Group 18 selected.. The group was selected to provide pilot, engineer, and scientist astronauts for space shuttle flights.. Qualifications: Pilots: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics. Advanced degree desirable. At least 1,000 flight-hours of pilot-in-command time. Flight test experience desirable. Excellent health. Vision minimum 20/50 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20 vision; maximum sitting blood pressure 140/90. Height between 163 and 193 cm.

Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. Seven pilots and ten mission specialists; 14 men and 3 women.