Michael "Rich" Clifford, born October 13, 1952 in San Bernadino, California, is a veteran of three space shuttle flights and one of the first astronauts to perform an EVA between two docked spacecraft.
His first trip to space was aboard Discovery (STS-53) in December 1992. It was a mission supporting the Department of Defense.
His second flight was on Endeavour (STS-59) in April 1994.
His third and final trip to space was aboard Atlantis (STS-76) in March 1996. During this trip, he and fellow astronaut Linda Godwin performed the first EVA between two docked spacecraft, Atlantis and the space station Mir.
Clifford was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1994.
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