5
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83
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AGE
Norman E. Thagard is a former astronaut from National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 5 spaceflights.
BIOGRAPHY
Norman Earl Thagard (born July 3, 1943), (Capt, USMC, Ret.), is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He is the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, and can be considered the first American cosmonaut. He did on this on March 14, 1995, in the Soyuz TM-21 spacecraft for the Russian Mir-18 mission.
PERSONAL DETAILS
NationalityUnited States of America
BornJuly 3, 1943
AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
TypeGovernment
StatusFormer
First FlightJune 18, 1983
Last FlightMarch 14, 1995
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