Marcum "Marc" Reagan (born c. 1967) is a Station Training Lead in Mission Operations at

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. He leads a team of instructors who together are responsible for developing and executing complex

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s for

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(ISS) assembly and operations. Reagan also serves as an ISS "

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" from

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, communicating with ISS

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in orbit. In May 2002, Reagan served as an

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on the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 2 ( NEEMO 2) crew. He subsequently served as Mission Director for multiple NEEMO missions.

Early life and education

Reagan grew up in

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, and has long been fascinated with the

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of the sea and

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. As a child he saw one of the early moonwalks on

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and knew that he wanted to be part of

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some day. Reagan has a B.S. degree in

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from

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

, where he graduated

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in 1989. He received an

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degree in aerospace engineering sciences, on a NASA Fellowship, at the

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in 1993.

NASA career

Reagan was responsible for the crew and

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training for the second ISS assembly mission (the 100th shuttle flight), was in charge of training the 4th Expedition Crew to the ISS, and led the training for the

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ISS crew. He has been extensively involved in negotiations and the development of training with the

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in support of the ISS, as well as the

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and European Space Agencies. He is proficient in the

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The other primary part of Reagan's job has been his position as Deputy Project Manager for the NASA Undersea Research Team "

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" (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations), conducted in the Aquarius underwater laboratory near

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. He has supported NEEMO missions, including NEEMO 3, 4 and 5, from the surface as part of the core "Surface Support Team", serving as mission lead for NEEMO 4. Reagan has said that he "self-selected" for the NEEMO project by volunteering at an early stage to help put it together. Reagan trained as a backup for the first NEEMO mission, NEEMO 1, in October 2001, and was one of the

s on the NEEMO 2 mission in May 2002. Prior to NEEMO 2, Reagan wrote: "I am excited about the opportunity to be a part of this 2nd NEEMO mission - this is such a rare and unique opportunity. To work and live in the

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for nine days will be the fulfillment of a dream for me." During NEEMO 2, Reagan commented in his Mission Day 2 journal entry: "At noon today ... we officially became aquanauts. Not 'certified trained as aquanauts,' not 'wannabe aquanauts,' but real aquanauts. Welcome to a pretty exclusive club. In case you were wondering, there is no door prize, but the job benefits are outstanding. Technically, the term aquanaut is limited to those who stay underwater for 24 hours or more." Reagan has subsequently supported multiple NEEMO missions, and served as Mission Director for NEEMO 6, NEEMO 9, NEEMO 10, NEEMO 11, NEEMO 12 and NEEMO 13.

Personal life

Reagan is a certified PADI diver with Enriched Air, Advanced, and

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s. He is also an instrument rated

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with complex, tailwheel and aerobatic endorsements. Reagan's hobbies include

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and

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scuba diving Scuba diving is a Diving mode, mode of underwater diving whereby divers use Scuba set, breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance. The word ''scub ...

, and music. He plays the

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and sings in a

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band made up of colleagues called the "Rockit Scientists". Reagan has lived in

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and

. He has a son named Kyle.

References

External links

NASA bio

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