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Kevin Anthony Ford is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and NASA astronaut. Ford has received a number of special honors and awards, some of which are the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. Ford has also logged more than 6,100 flying hours and also holds FAA certificates for airplanes, helicopters, gliders, and balloons. Ford has served in many roles at NASA since his selection in July 2000. The roles include as a Capsule Communicator or CAPCOM. He was also the Director Of Operations at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia from January 2004 to January 2005. He was pilot of STS-128 and flight engineer 2 of Soyuz TMA-06M from October 23, 2012, to March 16, 2013. He served as ISS flight engineer for Expedition 33, and commander of Expedition 34.

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Kevin Anthony Ford
astronaut, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, Commendation Medal, NASA Astronaut Group 18, United States, 

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  STS-128 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  Expedition 33 ⓘ
  expedition to the International Space Station

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  Soyuz TMA-06M ⓘ
  Spaceflight to the International Space Station

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  Expedition 34 ⓘ
  expedition to the International Space Station

United States, 

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1960-07-07T00:00:00Z

1960 Kevin A. Ford

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2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

2009 STS-128

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2012-11-18T00:00:00Z

2012 Expedition 33

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2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

2012 Soyuz TMA-06M

2012-11-18T00:00:00Z

2013-03-15T00:00:00Z

2012 — 2013 Expedition 34

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S128E007532 - STS-128 - Ford uses Cycle Ergometer on MDDK - DPLA - 31925e8f747d0152ab1274e101785e36

NASA Astronaut Group 18

STS-128 Crew Photo

U.S. Astronaut Kevin A. Ford (Notre Dame alum) in 2009.

U.S. Astronaut Kevin A. Ford (Notre Dame alum) in 2009.

STS-128 Mission Poster

STS-128 crew members alongside the Astrovan

STS-128 ISS-20 Destiny

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	2009	STS-128	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2012	Expedition 33	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2012	Soyuz TMA-06M	human spaceflight, Soyuz TMA-M	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2012	Expedition 34	expedition to the International Space Station	Wikidata
commons	image		KevinFord		Commons
commons	image		KevinFord		Commons
commons	image		S128E007532 - STS-128 - Ford uses Cycle Ergometer on MDDK - DPLA - 31925e8f747d0152ab1274e101785e36		Commons
commons	image		NASA Astronaut Group 18		Commons
commons	image		STS-128 Crew Photo		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Astronaut Kevin A. Ford (Notre Dame alum) in 2009.		Commons
commons	image		U.S. Astronaut Kevin A. Ford (Notre Dame alum) in 2009.		Commons
commons	image		STS-128 Mission Poster		Commons
commons	image		STS-128 crew members alongside the Astrovan		Commons
commons	image		STS-128 ISS-20 Destiny		Commons