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Astronauts
Mario Runco Jr.

Retired· NASA · American

Mario Runco Jr.

Mario Runco Jr. is a former United States Navy officer and NASA astronaut. He is an Earth and planetary physicist.

Spaceflights

3

Time in space

23days

Spacewalks

1

Spacewalking

4 h 28 m

in total

Spacewalks

Bars drawn to scale, 0 to 6 hours

STS-54 EVA (Placeholder)
Jan 17, 1993
4 h 28 m

0 h2 h4 h6 h

Flights

Success· Flight 3

STS-77

Launched: May 19, 1996 · 10:30 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: May 29, 1996

Crewmates

John CasperNASA
Curtis BrownNASA
Marc GarneauCSA
Andy ThomasNASA
Daniel W. BurschNASA

Success· Flight 2

STS-54

Launched: Jan 13, 1993 · 13:59 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Jan 19, 1993

Crewmates

John CasperNASA
Donald R. McMonagleNASA
Gregory HarbaughNASA
Susan HelmsNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-44

Launched: Nov 24, 1991 · 23:44 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Dec 2, 1991

Crewmates

Frederick D. GregoryNASA
Terence HenricksNASA
Thomas HennenNASA
James S. VossNASA
Story MusgraveNASA

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Biography

Mario Runco Jr. is a former United States Navy officer and NASA astronaut. He is an Earth and planetary physicist.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: January 26, 1952
First flight: Nov 24, 1991

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