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Michael Phillip Anderson
Born: 25 December 1959, Plattsburg, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Died: 1 February 2003 (Breakup of Columbia on STS-107)
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| 1 | STS-89 | 23 January 1998 | 8 days, 19 hours, 47 minutes |
| 2 | STS-107 | 16 January 2003 | 15 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes |
Payload Commander on STS-107, Anderson was married with two children (daughters). He was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force. Anderson had a master's degree in physics from Creighton University.