Gregory C. Johnson

Gregory Carl Johnson (born July 30, 1954, CAPT, USNR, Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and naval aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and NASA astronaut. He spent his military career in both the regular United States Navy and the Navy Reserve. Johnson was the pilot on Space Shuttle mission STS-125, the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.

Personal data Johnson was born on July 30, 1954 in Seattle, Washington. He attended and graduated from West Seattle High School in 1972. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Washington in 1977. While in college, he also earned his civilian commercial pilot certificate with multi-engine landplane and single-engine seaplane ratings.

Johnson enjoys athletics, cycling, swimming, and auto repair, and has two grown sons from a previous marriage. He is married to Nanette Faget, who has three children.

NASA career In April 1990, Johnson was accepted as an aerospace engineer and research pilot at the NASA JSC Aircraft Operations Division, Ellington Field, Texas. He qualified as a T-38 Talon instructor pilot, functional check flight and examiner pilot, as well as Gulfstream I aircraft commander, WB-57F Canberra high altitude research pilot and KC-135 co-pilot. Additionally, he conducted flight test programs in the T-38 aircraft including JET-A airstart testing, T-38N avionics upgrade testing and the first flight of the T-38 inlet redesign aircraft. In 1994 he assumed duties as the Chief, Maintenance & Engineering Branch responsible for all maintenance and engineering modifications on NASA JSC's 44 aircraft.

Selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate in June 1998, he reported for training in August 1998. Johnson was the class leader for the seventeenth group of astronauts, with 31 U.S. and international members. Johnson was initially assigned as an Astronaut Support Personnel (ASP) responsible for configuring the Orbiter switches prior to launch and strapping astronauts in their seats for launch. More recently he served as the Astronaut Office representative for all technical aspects of orbiter landing and roll out issues. From June 2004 to November 2005, Johnson served as Manager, Launch Integration, for the Space Shuttle program at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Organizations Association of Space Explorers Society of Experimental Test Pilots American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Tau Beta Pi Honorary Engineering Society Naval Reserve Association Tailhook Association

Awards and honors NASA James A. Korkowski Excellence in Achievement Award VA-128 Attack Pilot of the Year Carrier Air Wing Fifteen (CVW-15) Top Ten Tailhook Pilot Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) Top Ten Tailhook Pilot Meritorious Service Medal (3) Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3) Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Navy Expeditionary Medal National Defense Service Medal (2) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Humanitarian Service Medal War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal NASA Space Flight Medal

Johnson also received many other awards and decorations.