Meet NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt, Crew-8 Pilot FriendsofNASA.org: NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt is the pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. This will be Barratt’s third trip to the International Space Station. In 2009, Barratt served as a flight engineer for Expeditions 19 and 20 as the station transitioned its standard crew complement from three to six, and performed two spacewalks. He flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 2011 on STS-133, which delivered the Permanent Multipurpose M

Welcome home, Crew-8! 🪂 After spending seven months living and working aboard the International Space Station, NASA Astronauts Mike Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, splashed down off the coast of Florida on Friday, Oct. 25 at 3:29 a.m. EDT. The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, with the #Crew8 quartet aboard, undocked from the space-facing port of the Harmony module at 5:05 p.m. on Wednesday. While aboard the station, the quarte