By Mike Pattenden for The Mail on Sunday. Nicholas Patrick was born in 1964 in North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. Image to right: STS-116 mission specialist Nicholas Patrick. The mission began on February 8th 2010 at 09:14 UTC launching Commander George D. Zamka, Pilot Terry Virts, Mission Specialist 1 Kathryn P. Hire, Mission Specialist 2 Stephen K. Robinson, Mission Specialist 3 Nicholas Patrick & Mission Specialist 4 Robert L. Behnken to orbit. His mother came from the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Patrick served as a mission specialist on STS-116 in 2006 and STS-130 in 2010. On Monday 3 December, Years 3 to 8 from Hazlegrove had a Skype Video Link with Dr Nicholas Patrick, Astronaut. "When I was 5, I saw the Apollo 11 moon landing, and that really, really caught my imagination," recalls mission specialist Nicholas Patrick. NAME: Nicholas J. M. Patrick (Ph.D.) NASA Astronaut Candidate (Mission Specialist) PERSONAL DATA: Born on 22 March 1964 in Saltburn, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Nicholas considers London, England and Rye, New York and to be his hometowns. Nicholas James MacDonald Patrick, Ph.D. is a British-American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. Astronaut Nicholas Patrick Interview Q13 FOX. 16 Jan 2013. Credit: NASA "I remember exactly where I was, watching it with my parents. The silver lapel badge is being given to all UK-born spacefarers who get to orbit the Earth. His initial training included scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in Shuttle and International Space Station systems, and physiological, survival, and classroom training in preparation for T-38 flight. This link-up was the highlight of the Library’s ‘Space’ display, celebrating the achievements of Neil Armstrong, the Apollo missions and the Space Programme. He grew up in both London and Rye, New York, and eventually became a United States citizen in 1994. Discovery lifted off on 9 December 2006 at 20:47:35 EST. (1996), both in Mechanical Engineering. His flight on the 2006 Discovery STS-116 mission made him the fourth person born in the United Kingdom to go into space. During his university years, he learned to fly as a member of the Patrick then attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receiving a master's degree (1990) and a PhD. Nicholas James MacDonald Patrick (Saltburn-by-the-Sea, 19 november 1964) is een Brits-Amerikaans voormalig ruimtevaarder.Patrick’s eerste ruimtevlucht was STS-116 met de spaceshuttle Discovery en vond plaats op 9 december 2006.Tijdens de missie werd de P5 Truss-module naar het Internationaal ruimtestation ISS gebracht.. Patrick maakte deel uit van NASA Astronaut Group 17. "When I was 5, I saw the Apollo 11 moon landing, and that really, really caught my imagination," recalls mission specialist Nicholas Patrick. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. Hazlegrove calling… astronaut, Nicholas Patrick. He became a US Citizen in 1994. Patrick served as a mission specialist on STS-116 in 2006 and STS-130 in 2010. ... NASA Astronaut Talks to Students about Life Aboard the Space Station - Duration: 21:18. As our IT Manager, Mr Andrews, typed “Ready when you are” into the Skype window, the children fell silent, eager with anticipation.