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Bernard A. Harris Jr. was born on 26 June, 1956 in Temple, Texas, U.S., is a Former NASA astronaut. Discover Bernard A. Harris Jr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

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Occupation Medical Doctor
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 26 June 1956
Birthday 26 June
Birthplace Temple, Texas, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1956

Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (born June 26, 1956) is a former NASA astronaut.

Harris was born on June 26, 1956 in Temple, Texas.

His parents were Bernard A. Harris, Sr. and Gussie Emanual Harris.

His parents divorced when he was six years old and seeing his father, who had only a tenth grade education, struggle to find work inspired Harris to pursue STEM.

1969

Harris first became interested in being an astronaut after watching the Apollo 11 mission on TV in 1969 at 13 years old.

With the help of his science teacher, he formed a science club and a rocket club with some other students.

1974

Harris graduated from Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas, in 1974, where he was actively involved in science fairs, book clubs and other school activities.

1978

He received a B.S. degree in biology from University of Houston in 1978.

1982

He earned his MD degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1982.

1985

Harris completed a residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic in 1985.

Harris is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

1987

Harris completed a National Research Council Fellowship at NASA's Ames Research Center in 1987.

While at Ames, he conducted research in musculature physiology and disuse.

1988

He also trained as a flight surgeon at the Aerospace School of Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio in 1988.

1990

Selected by NASA in January 1990, Harris became an astronaut in July 1991, and qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on future Space Shuttle flight crews.

He served as the crew representative for Shuttle Software in the Astronaut Office Operations Development Branch.

1991

Harris was assigned as a mission specialist on STS-55, Spacelab D-2, in August 1991.

1993

He flew on board Columbia for ten days, (26 April 1993 – 6 May 1993); on the mission the Shuttle reached one year of accumulated flight time.

Harris was part of the payload crew of Spacelab D-2, conducting a variety of research in physical and life sciences.

During this flight, Harris logged over 239 hours and 4,164,183 miles in space.

1995

On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk), during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights.

His second mission was as the payload commander on STS-63 ( February 2, 1995 – February 11, 1995), the first flight of the new joint Russian-American Space Program.

Mission highlights included the first rendezvous (but not docking) with the Russian space station Mir and retrieval of Spartan 204 satellite.

During the flight, Harris became the first African-American to walk in space, while fellow astronaut Michael Foale became the first British-born spacewalker.

(It was also on this flight that Eileen Collins became the first female Shuttle pilot.) On this mission, Harris logged 198 hours, 29 minutes in space, completed 129 orbits, and traveled over 2.9 million miles.

1996

Dr. Harris received a master's degree in biomedical science from The University of Texas Medical Branch in 1996, and an MBA from the University of Houston (1999).

Harris is also a licensed private pilot and certified scuba diver.

After completing his fellowship at NASA Ames, he joined NASA's Johnson Space Center as a clinical scientist and flight surgeon, where he conducted clinical investigations of space adaptation and developed countermeasures for extended duration space flight.

He was the first African American man to go in space as one of NASA's research teams and he was involved in the construction of the space rovers.

Harris left NASA in April 1996, but has continued research.

He served as Vice President of SPACEHAB, Inc., and innovative space commercialization company, where he directed the company's space science business.

He also served as Vice President of Business Development for Space Media, Inc., an Informatics company, establishing an e-commerce initiative that is now part of the United Nations' education program.

1998

In 1998, he founded The Harris Foundation, a Houston, Texas-based non-profit organization, whose stated mission is "to invest in community-based initiatives to support education, health and wealth. THF supports programs that empower individuals, in particular minorities and other economically and/or socially disadvantaged, to recognize their potential and pursue their dreams."

2008

In 2008, he appeared in Microsoft's "I'm a P.C."

ad campaign.

Harris also gave a keynote speech at the Exxon Mobil Texas State Science and Engineering Fair.

2009

In 2009, he was elected Vice President of the American Telemedicine Association.

2010

In 2010, he was part of the Dream Tour where he travelled to over 30 schools around the country.

Currently, Dr. Harris is CEO of the National Math and Science Initiative and President and Chief Executive Officer of Vesalius Ventures, Inc., a venture capital accelerator, that invests in early-stage companies in Medical Informatics and Technology.

2011

He was elected President of the American Telemedicine Association in 2011, serving for a one-year term that ended in 2012.