# Stephen Frick
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{{short description|American astronaut (born 1964)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox astronaut
|name = Stephen Frick
|image = Stephen frick-2007.jpg
|birth_name = Stephen Nathaniel Frick
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|9|30}}
|birth_place = [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania), U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|education = [United States Naval Academy](/source/United_States_Naval_Academy) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))
[Naval Postgraduate School](/source/Naval_Postgraduate_School) ([MS](/source/Master_of_Science))
|type = [NASA astronaut](/source/NASA_astronaut)
|rank = [Captain](/source/Captain_(United_States_O-6)), [USN](/source/United_States_Navy)
|time = 23d 14h 4m
|selection = [NASA Group 16 (1996)](/source/NASA_Astronaut_Group_16)
|missions = [STS-110](/source/STS-110)
[STS-122](/source/STS-122)
|insignia = 40px 48px
}}
'''Stephen Nathaniel Frick''' (born September 30, 1964)[{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08044/857037-115.stm |title=U.S. astronauts with Western Pennsylvania connections |newspaper=[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette) |date=February 13, 2008 |access-date=September 4, 2011}}] is an American [astronaut](/source/astronaut) and a veteran of two [Space Shuttle](/source/Space_Shuttle) missions. Raised in [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania), Frick graduated from [Pine-Richland High School](/source/Pine-Richland_High_School) in 1982, earned a degree in [aerospace engineering](/source/aerospace_engineering) from the [United States Naval Academy](/source/United_States_Naval_Academy) in 1986, was commissioned as a [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) officer, and trained as an [F/A-18](/source/F%2FA-18) fighter pilot.[{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/frick.pdf |title=Stephen N. Frick (Captain, USN, RET.) NASA Astronaut |publisher=NASA |access-date=January 29, 2021 | date=October 2010}}] Stationed aboard the carrier {{USS|Saratoga|CV-60|6}}, he flew combat missions during the [Gulf War](/source/Gulf_War) and then earned a master's degree in [aeronautical engineering](/source/aeronautical_engineering) from the [Naval Postgraduate School](/source/Naval_Postgraduate_School) in 1994.[{{cite book |title=Who's who of NASA astronauts |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoofnasaast0000elli |url-access=registration |last=Ellis |first=Lee |page=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoofnasaast0000elli/page/69 69] |year=2004 |publisher=Americana Group Publishing |isbn=978-0-9667961-4-8}}]
Frick was selected as a [NASA](/source/NASA) astronaut candidate in 1996 and was trained as a Space Shuttle pilot. He piloted mission [STS-110](/source/STS-110), a docking mission with the [International Space Station](/source/International_Space_Station).[{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/astronaut-stephen-frick-retires-from-nasa |title=Astronaut Stephen Frick Retires from NASA |date=July 27, 2015 |access-date=August 17, 2015 |publisher=NASA }}]
==Awards and decorations==
[Distinguished Flying Cross](/source/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)); [Defense Meritorious Service Medal](/source/Defense_Meritorious_Service_Medal); 3 [Navy Commendation Medal](/source/Navy_Commendation_Medal)s, one with Combat V; [Air Medal](/source/Air_Medal) with 2 Strike-Flight awards; 2 [Southwest Asia Service Medal](/source/Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal)s; [NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal](/source/NASA_Outstanding_Leadership_Medal); [NASA Spaceflight Medal](/source/NASA_Spaceflight_Medal)