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Jerry M. Linenger

Retired· NASA · American

Jerry M. Linenger

Jerry Michael Linenger is a retired Captain in the United States Navy Medical Corps, and a former NASA astronaut who flew on the Space Shuttle and Space...

Spaceflights

2

Time in space

143days

Spacewalks

1

Spacewalking

4 h 59 m

in total

Spacewalks

Bars drawn to scale, 0 to 6 hours

PE-23 EVA
Apr 29, 1997
4 h 59 m

0 h2 h4 h6 h

Flights

Success· Flight 2

STS-81

Launched: Jan 12, 1997 · 09:27 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Mir
Landed: May 24, 1997

Crewmates

Michael A. BakerNASA
Brent W. Jett Jr.NASA
Peter WisoffNASA
John M. GrunsfeldNASA
Marsha IvinsNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-64

Launched: Sep 9, 1994 · 22:22 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Sep 20, 1994

Crewmates

Richard N. RichardsNASA
Lloyd HammondNASA
Carl J. MeadeNASA
Mark C. LeeNASA
Susan HelmsNASA

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Biography

Jerry Michael Linenger is a retired Captain in the United States Navy Medical Corps, and a former NASA astronaut who flew on the Space Shuttle and Space Station Mir.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: January 9, 1955
First flight: Sep 9, 1994

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