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Los Angeles US Astronauts
Anna L. Fisher, US Astronaut
Anna L. Fisher
June 18, 2011
Anna L. Fisher, US AstronautBorn August 24, 1949Hometown: San Pedro, CABS in chemistryDdoctorate of medicineMS in chemistry from UCLAAbout the...
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Richard O. Covey, US Astronaut
Richard O. Covey
May 31, 2011
Richard O. CoveyColonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)Born on August 1, 1946, in Fayetteville, ArkansasHometown, Fort Walton Beach, FlBS in engineering...
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John M. Fabian, US Astronaut
John M. Fabian
May 31, 2011
John M. FabianColonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)Born January 28, 1939, in Goosecreek, TCBS in mechanical engineering from Washington State...
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John O. Creighton, US Astronaut
US Astronauts
May 6, 2011
John O. CreightonCaptain, U.S. Navy (Retired)Born on April 28, 1943, in Orange, TXBS from U.S. Naval AcademyMS in administration of science and...
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50th anniversary of the first American in space
first American in space
May 5, 2011
Alan B. Shepard, Jr, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)November 18, 1923 - July 21, 1998Born November 18, 1923, East Derry, New HampshireBS from U.S...
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James F. Buchli; US Astronaut
James Buchli US Astronaut
April 26, 2011
James F. BuchliColonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) Born on June 20, 1945, in New Rockford, ND BS in aeronautical engineering from US Naval Academy...
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NASA's 8th Group of Astronauts
US Astronauts
April 19, 2011
With NASA's first seven groups, USAstronauts met the goals NASA set forth for the Mercury, Geminiand ApolloPrograms.These accomplished goals...
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Donald H. Peterson; US Astronaut
Donald H. Peterson
March 28, 2011
Donald H. PetersonColonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)Born on October 22, 1933, in Winona, MississippiBS from U.S. Military AcademyMS of science in...
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Robert F. Overmyer; US Astronaut
US Astronauts
March 18, 2011
Robert F. Overmyer July 14, 1936 - March 22, 1996Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)Born on July 14, 1936, in Lorain, OhioBS in physics from...
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Henry W. Hartsfield; US Astronaut
US Astronauts
March 14, 2011
Henry W. HartsfieldColonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)Born on November 21, 1933, in Birmingham, AlabamaBS in physics from Auburn UniversityMS in...
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