Richard R. Arnold

Infobox Astronaut
name =Richard Arnold

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type =NASA Astronaut
status =Active
nationality =American
date_birth =November 26, 1963
place_birth =Cheverly, Maryland
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selection =2004 NASA Group 19
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:"For other people of the same name, see Richard Arnold."Richard Robert II "Ricky" Arnold (born November 26, 1963 in Cheverly, Maryland) is a NASA astronaut. Arnold is currently assigned to STS-119, set to launch in the Fall of 2008 to deliver the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station.Cite web| url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/oct/HQ_07229_STS-119-Crew.html|title=NASA Assigns Crew for Final Solar Array Delivery to Station|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=October 19| publisher=NASA| year=2007| author=NASA]

Arnold was raised in Bowie, Maryland and is married to Eloise Miller Arnold of Bowie. They have two daughters. He enjoys running, fishing, reading, kayaking, bicycling, ornithology, paleontology, and guitar.

Education

*B.S., Accounting, Frostburg State University, Maryland, 1985.
*Completed teacher certification program at Frostburg State University, Maryland, 1988.
*M.S., Marine, Estuarine & Environmental Science, University of Maryland, 1992.

Organizations

*National Science Teachers Association
*International Technology Education Association
*National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Career

Arnold began working at the United States Naval Academy in 1987 as an Oceanographic Technician. Upon completing his teacher certification program, he accepted a position as a science teacher at John Hanson Middle School in Waldorf, Maryland. During his tenure, he completed a Masters program while conducting research in biostratigraphy at the Horn Point Environmental Laboratory in Cambridge, Maryland. Upon martriculation, Arnold spent another year working in the Marine Sciences including time at the Cape Cod National Seashore and aboard a sail training/oceanographic vessel headquartered in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. In 1993, Arnold joined the faculty at the Casablanca American School in Casablanca, Morocco, teaching college preparatory Biology and Marine Environmental Science. During that time, he began presenting workshops at various international education conferences focusing on science teaching methodologies. In 1996, he and his family moved to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he was employed as a middle and high school science teacher at the American International School. In 2001, Arnold was hired by International School Services to teach middle school mathematics and science at the International School of Kuala Kencana in West Papua, Indonesia. In 2003, he accepted a similar teaching position at the American International School of Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania.

NASA career

Selected as a Mission Specialist-Educator by NASA in May 2004. In February 2006 he completed Astronaut Candidate Training that included scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in Shuttle and International Space Station systems, physiological training, T-38 flight training, and water and wilderness survival training. Upon completion of his training, Arnold was assigned to the Hardware Integration Team in the Space Station Branch working technical issues with JAXA hardware. He will work various technical assignments until assigned to a spaceflight.

References

External links

* [http://www11.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/arnold-rr.html NASA bio]
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/arnold_richard.htm Spacefacts biography of Richard Arnold]