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Alvin Drew (Astronaut) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Colonel Benjamin Alvin Drew is a US Air Force officer and former NASA astronaut. He was in two spaceships; the first was the mission of the space shuttle STS-118 to the International Space Station in August 2007. Drew's second flight took place in March 2011 on STS-133, another mission to the Space Station. STS-133 is the ultimate space shuttle discovery mission. Drew was on two spaceships when he arrived at the station. Drew was the last African American to fly on the Space Shuttle, as the last two Space Shuttle missions, STS-134 and STS-135, have no African American crew members. He is also currently the newest African-American astronaut to fly in space. Drew was selected as an astronaut in NASA's 18th Astronaut Group in July 2000. After his rookie space flight, Drew spent nearly a year at the Yuri Gagarin Astronaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, where he oversaw NASA training activities as an operations supervisor.
NationalityAmerican
StatusNASA Management
BornNovember 5, 1962, Washington, D.C.
Other occupationCommand Pilot
RankColonel, USAF
Time in space25 days, 13 hours
Selection2000 NASA Group
Total EVAs2
Total EVA time12 hours, 48 minutes
MissionsSTS-118, STS-133

About Alvin Drew

Astronaut Alvin Drew was born in Washington, DC, United States on November 5, 1962. He's 61 years old today.

The final African-American astronaut to fly aboard the Space Shuttle. He was the Director of Operations at Russia's Astronaut Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center.

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Alvin Drew before becoming famous

Alvin Drew was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1962 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).

After graduation from the Air Force Academy, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

Achievement of Alvin Drew

During the STS-133 mission in 2011, he became the 200th man to walk in space.

Alvin Drew's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He had three children after marrying.

Alvin Drew Collabed with

He and Astronaut Mae Carol Jemison are two of the most well-known African-American astronauts.

Alvin Drew Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Alvin Drew updated on March 16 2023.