| Full Name: | Michael Richard Uram Clifford | 
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| Birthdate: | October 13, 1952 - Norton Air Force Base, California | 
| Death: | December 28, 2021 - North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 
| Education: | Bachelor of Science - United States Military Academy Master of Science in aerospace engineering - Georgia Institute of Technology  | 
  
| Military Service: | Lieutenant Colonel - United States Army | 
| Selection: | NASA Group 13 (1990) | 
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| STS-53 | STS-59 | STS-76 | 
| Discovery | Endeavour | Atlantis | 
| December 2-9, 1992 | April 9-20, 1994 | March 22-31, 1996 | 
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| Michael Clifford was the first member of NASA's Group 13 astronauts to fly in space. | 
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| Michael Clifford during the STS-53 mission | Michael Clifford conducts an EVA during the STS-53 mission | Michael Clifford following his EVA during the STS-53 mission | 
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