Patrick G. Forrester, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Patrick G. Forrester

retired United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1957

Place of Birth: El Paso, Texas, United States

Profession: astronaut, engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Patrick Graham Forrester (born March 31, 1957) 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.
He is married and has two children. Forrester has flown on three Space Shuttle missions, STS-105, STS-117 and STS-128.
He is the current Chief of the Astronaut Office, having assumed the role from Chris Cassidy in June 2017.