High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Patrick Graham Forrester (born 31 March 1957 in El Paso, Texas) is a retired United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. At the time of his retirement from the U.S. Army, Forrester had achieved the rank of colonel. Forrester is married and has 2 children. Patrick Forrester has received a number of awards and honors including a Defense Superior Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal and many others. In June 1992, Forrester graduated from the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School. As a Master Army Aviator, Forrester has logged over 4,400 hours in over 50 different aircraft. Forrester is has flown 2 previous mission, STS-105 and STS-117. He has logged over 621 hours in space and is a veteran of 4 spacewalks, totaling 25 hours and 22 minutes. Forester flew on STS-128 which launched on August 28, 2009.