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'''Marcos Gabriel Berríos''' is a [[Major (United States)|major]] in the [[United States Air Force]] and a [[NASA astronaut]].<ref name="NASA Astronaut Candidates">{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/marcos-berrios/biography|title=NASA Astronaut Candidate Marcos Berríos|work=National Aeronautics and Space Administration|date=December 3, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref>
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'''Marcos Gabriel Berríos''' is a [[Major (United States)|major]] in the [[United States Air Force]] and a [[NASA]] astronaut candidate.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Berríos was born in [[Fort Campbell]], [[Tennessee]], United States and raised in [[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico]]. He went to Antilles High School, in [[Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico]] where he graduated. Holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering as well as a doctorate in [[Aeronautics]] and [[Astronautics]] from [[Stanford University]]. Graduated from the [[United States Naval Test Pilot School]] in [[Patuxent River, Maryland]].<ref name="Primera Hora 2021" />
Berríos was born in [[Fort Campbell]], [[Tennessee]], United States and raised in [[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico]]. He went to Antilles High School, in [[Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico]] where he graduated. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering as well as a doctorate in [[Aeronautics]] and [[Astronautics]] from [[Stanford University]]. He also graduated from the [[United States Naval Test Pilot School]] at [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River]], in [[Maryland]].<ref name="Primera Hora 2021" />


==Career==
==Career==
He began his operational flying career in 2011 in the [[California Air National Guard]] as a HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter pilot with the [[129th Rescue Wing]], Berríos worked as an aerospace engineer for the U.S. Army Aviation Development Directorate at [[Moffett Federal Airfield]] in [[California]]. A distinguished pilot, Berríos has accumulated more than 110 combat missions and 1,300 hours of flight time in more than 21 different aircraft. Served in the active duty [[United States Air Force]] in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)]] in search and rescue missions.<ref name="Primera Hora 2021">{{cite web | title=Marcos Berríos: conoce al boricua elegido por la NASA - Videos | website=Primera Hora | date=December 7, 2021 | url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/ciencia-tecnologia/videos/marcos-berrios-conoce-al-boricua-elegido-por-la-nasa-275365/ | language=es | access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref>
He began his operational flying career in 2011 in the [[California Air National Guard]] as a HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter pilot with the [[129th Rescue Wing]], Berríos worked as an aerospace engineer for the U.S. Army Aviation Development Directorate at [[Moffett Federal Airfield]] in [[California]]. A distinguished pilot, Berríos has accumulated more than 110 combat missions and 1,300 hours of flight time in more than 21 different aircraft. He served in the active duty [[United States Air Force]] in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)]] in search and rescue missions.<ref name="Primera Hora 2021">{{cite web | title=Marcos Berríos: conoce al boricua elegido por la NASA - Videos | website=Primera Hora | date=December 7, 2021 | url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/ciencia-tecnologia/videos/marcos-berrios-conoce-al-boricua-elegido-por-la-nasa-275365/ | language=es | access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref>


==Astronaut candidacy==
==Astronaut candidacy==
On December 6, 2021, he was revealed to be one of the 10 candidates selected in the 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23]]. He will report for duty in January 2022.
On December 6, 2021, he was revealed to be one of the 10 candidates selected in the 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23]]. He will report for duty in January 2022.<ref name="NASA Astronaut Candidates"/>
<ref name="NASA 2021">{{cite web | title=NASA Astronaut Candidate Marcos Berríos | website=NASA | date=December 3, 2021 | url=http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/marcos-berrios/biography | access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:10, 29 September 2024

Marcos Berríos
NASA portrait, 2021
Born
Marcos Gabriel Berríos

January 1984 (age 40)
Fort Campbell, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
Stanford University (MS, PhD)
Space career
NASA astronaut
SelectionNASA Group 23 (2021)
Scientific career
FieldsAeronautics
ThesisFlight Dynamics and Control of Two Autonomous Helicopters Carrying an External Slung Load (2019)
Doctoral advisorDavid Powell

Marcos Gabriel Berríos is a major in the United States Air Force and a NASA astronaut.[1]

Early life and education

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Berríos was born in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, United States and raised in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. He went to Antilles High School, in Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico where he graduated. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering as well as a doctorate in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University. He also graduated from the United States Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, in Maryland.[2]

Career

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He began his operational flying career in 2011 in the California Air National Guard as a HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter pilot with the 129th Rescue Wing, Berríos worked as an aerospace engineer for the U.S. Army Aviation Development Directorate at Moffett Federal Airfield in California. A distinguished pilot, Berríos has accumulated more than 110 combat missions and 1,300 hours of flight time in more than 21 different aircraft. He served in the active duty United States Air Force in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) in search and rescue missions.[2]

Astronaut candidacy

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On December 6, 2021, he was revealed to be one of the 10 candidates selected in the 2021 NASA Astronaut Group 23. He will report for duty in January 2022.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NASA Astronaut Candidate Marcos Berríos". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. December 3, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Marcos Berríos: conoce al boricua elegido por la NASA - Videos". Primera Hora (in Spanish). December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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