John E. Blaha Astronaut

John Elmer Blaha (born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas) is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions and a stay on the Mir space station.Married to the former Brenda I. Walters of St. Louis, Missouri, they have three grown children and two grandchildren.

Personal facts

John E. Blaha
Birth dateAugust 26, 1942
Birth place
San Antonio
Nationality
United States

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Astronaut

missions
STS-29
STS-33
STS-43
STS-58
STS-79
STS-81
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
statusRetired
Time in space161 days 2 hours 45 minutes

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John E. Blaha on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/blaha.html
  2. http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/blaha_john.htm