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Personal: Male. Born in Portland, Indiana, 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: Kevin A. Ford, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, Pilot

BIRTHDATE/PLACE: July 7, 1960 - Portland, IN

RESIDENCE WHEN RECRUITED: Lancaster, CA

EDUCATION: Blackford High School, Hartford City, IN, 1978 B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1982; M.S., International Relations, Troy State University, 1989; M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, 1994; Ph.D., Astronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1997.

POSITION WHEN RECRUITED: Director, Plans and Programs U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Edwards AFB, CA

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.