Ronald J. Garan Jr.

Ronald John Garan Jr. is a NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, and flew combat missions in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Before becoming an astronaut he was the Operations Officer of the 40th Flight Test Squadron (FTS). He first flew in space as a Mission Specialist on the STS-124 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He returned to ISS on April 4, 2011, for a six-month stay as a member of Expedition 27.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

• Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-21 — Flight Engineer · Success · April 4, 2011
• Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-124 — Mission Specialist · Success · May 31, 2008

• Expedition 28 EVA 1 — 2011-07-12 · 6h 31m
• STS-124 EVA 3 — 2008-06-08 · 6h 33m
• STS-124 EVA 2 — 2008-06-05 · 7h 11m
• STS-124 EVA 1 — 2008-06-03 · 6h 48m