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Astronaut

Person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.

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Astronaut

Jan Davis

Astronomy; Astronaut

Nancy Jan Davis (born November 1, 1953 as Nancy Jan Smotherman - later she assumed the name of her stepfather (Davis)) is a former American astronaut. A veteran of three space flights, Dr. Davis has ...

Nancy J. Currie

Astronomy; Astronaut

Nancy Jane Sherlock Currie is an engineer, United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut.

Robert Curbeam

Astronomy; Astronaut

Robert Lee Curbeam, Jr. (born March 5, 1962) is a former American astronaut, and Captain in the United States Navy. Curbeam graduated from Woodlawn High School, Baltimore County, Maryland in 1980. He ...

Walter Cunningham

Astronomy; Astronaut

Ronnie Walter Cunningham (born March 16, 1932), known as Walt Cunningham, is a retired American astronaut. In 1968, he was the Lunar Module pilot on the Apollo 7 mission. He was NASA's third civilian ...

Frank L. Culbertson

Astronomy; Astronaut

Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born on May 15, 1949) is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy. He served as the commander of the International Space Station for almost ...

Roger K. Crouch

Astronomy; Astronaut

Roger Keith Crouch (b. September 12, 1940) is an American scientist who flew as a payload specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1997.

Charles D. Gemar

Astronomy; Astronaut

Charles Donald "Sam" Gemar (born 4 August 1955 in Yankton, South Dakota) is a former American astronaut with NASA and a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Army. He served as a pilot in the armed forces. As a ...

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