Michael Clifford





Full Name: Michael Richard Uram Clifford
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)




STS-53 STS-59 STS-76
Discovery Endeavour Atlantis
December 2-9, 1992 April 9-20, 1994 March 22-31, 1996








Michael Clifford was the first member of NASA's Group 13 astronauts to fly in space.




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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