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James Buchli

Retired· NASA · American

James Buchli

James Frederick Buchli is a retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.

Spaceflights

4

Time in space

20days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 4

STS-48

Launched: Sep 12, 1991 · 23:11 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Sep 18, 1991

Crewmates

John Oliver CreightonNASA
Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.NASA
Mark N. BrownNASA
Charles D. GemarNASA

Success· Flight 3

STS-29

Launched: Mar 13, 1989 · 14:57 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Mar 18, 1989

Crewmates

Michael CoatsNASA
John E. BlahaNASA
James P. BagianNASA
Robert C. SpringerNASA

Success· Flight 2

STS-61-A

Launched: Oct 30, 1985 · 17:00 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Nov 6, 1985

Crewmates

Henry 'Hank' HartsfieldNASA
Steven R. NagelNASA
Ernst MesserschmidDLR
Reinhard FurrerDLR
Wubbo OckelsESA
Guion BlufordNASA
Bonnie J. DunbarNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-51-C

Launched: Jan 24, 1985 · 19:50 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Jan 27, 1985

Crewmates

Ken MattinglyNASA
Loren ShriverNASA
Gary PaytonUSAF
Ellison OnizukaNASA

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Biography

James Frederick Buchli is a retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: June 20, 1945
First flight: Jan 24, 1985

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