National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058
Biographical Data

Michael Reed Barratt (M.D., M.S.)
NASA Astronaut

PERSONAL DATA: Born on April 16, 1959 in Vancouver, Washington.  Considers Camas, Washington, to be his home town.  Married to the former Michelle Lynne Sasynuik.  They have five children.  His father and mother, Joseph and Donna Barratt, reside in Camas, Washington.  Personal and recreational interests include writing, sailing, boat restoration and maintenance, family and church activities. 

EDUCATION: Graduated from Camas High School, Camas, WA, 1977.  B.S., Zoology, University of Washington, 1981.  M.D., Northwestern University, 1985.  Completed three year residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University 1988, completed Chief Residency year at Veterans Administration Lakeside Hospital in Chicago, 1989; Completed residency and Master’s program in Aerospace Medicine, Wright State University, 1991.  Board certified in Internal and Aerospace Medicine.

ORGANIZATIONS: Aerospace Medical Association; American College of Physicians; Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society; American Institute for the Advancement of Science.

SPECIAL HONORS:  W. Randolph Lovelace Award (1998), Society of NASA Flight Surgeons;  Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation Nominee (1998);  Melbourne W. Boynton Award (1995), American Astronautical Society;  USAF Flight Surgeons Julian Ward Award (1992);  Wright State University Outstanding Graduate Student, Aerospace Medicine (1991);  Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL (1988);  Phi Beta Kappa, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1981).

EXPERIENCE: Dr. Barratt came to NASA JSC in May 1991 employed as a project physician with KRUG Life Sciences working on medical systems for Space Station Freedom.  In July 92 he was assigned as NASA Flight Surgeon working in Space Shuttle Medical Operations.  In January 94 he was assigned to the joint US/Russian Shuttle – Mir Program, working and training extensively in the Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Russia in support of the Mir-18 / STS-71 and subsequent missions.

From July 95 through July 98, he served as Medical Operations Lead for the International Space Station (ISS).  A frequent traveler to Russia, he worked with counterparts at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and Institute of Biomedical Problems, as well as other International Partner centers.  Dr. Barratt served as lead crew surgeon for first expedition crew to ISS from July 98 until selected as an astronaut candidate.  He serves as Associate Editor for Space Medicine for the journal Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, and is senior editor of the textbook ‘Principles of Clinical Medicine for Space Flight’.

NASA EXPERIENCE:  Selected as a mission specialist by NASA in July 2000, Dr. Barratt reported for training in August 2000.  Following the completion of two years of training and evaluation, he was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Station Operations Branch.  Assigned to long duration flight training in 2005, Dr. Barratt launched on Soyuz TMA-14 on March 26, 2009 to the International Space Station and served as a member of Expeditions 19 and 20.  This time period  included the transition from three to six permanent ISS crewmembers, two EVAs, two visiting Space Shuttles, and arrival of the first Japanese HTV.  Completing 199 days in space, Dr. Barratt landed on October 11, 2009.  He is currently assigned to the STS-133 mission to deliver a permanent logistics module to the ISS.