Kjell Lindgren American astronaut Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kjell-Lindgren Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kjell-Lindgren Also known as: Kjell Norwood Lindgren Written by Erik Gregersen Erik Gregersen is a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica, specializing in the physical sciences and technology. Before joining Britannica in 2007, he worked at the University of Chicago Press on the... Erik Gregersen Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jul 16, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents In full: Kjell Norwood Lindgren (Show more) Born: January 23, 1973, Taipei, Taiwan (Show more) Kjell Lindgren (born January 23, 1973, Taipei, Taiwan) is an American astronaut who has made two spaceflights to the International Space Station (ISS) and is part of the Artemis team of astronauts eligible to fly to the Moon in the mid-2020s. Lindgren was born in Taiwan. His father was in the United States Air Force, and his mother was Taiwanese. They lived in Taiwan until Lindgren was two years old, when his father was transferred to the United Kingdom. During high school Lindgren moved to the United States. Lindgren had long wanted to be an astronaut, so he decided to ...(100 of 491 words)

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