Richard "Rick" Mastracchio, born February 11, 1960 in Waterbury, Connecticut, is a veteran of three space shuttle flights and one trip on a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station.
His first flight into space was aboard Atlantis (STS-106) as mission specialist in September 2000 to the ISS. He operated the Canadarm to move fellow astronauts Ed Lu and Yuri Malenchenko as they performed assembly work on the station.
His second flight was aboard Endeavour (STS-118) as mission specialist in August 2007 to the International Space Station. During the mission he conducted three EVAs, totaling over 18 hours.
Mastracchio's third flight was aboard Discovery (STS-131) as mission specialist in April 2010 to the ISS. He conducted 3 EVAs with fellow astronaut Clayton Anderson totaling around 20 1/2 hours.
His fourth and final flight was aboard Soyuz TMA-11M which launched in November 2013 as part of Expeditions 38 and 39. He performed three EVAs (must be his lucky number!) and returned to Earth in May 2014.
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