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Astronauts
John Casper

Retired· NASA · American

John Casper

John Howard Casper is an American astronaut and United States Air Force pilot.

Spaceflights

4

Time in space

34days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 4

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

Curtis BrownNASA
Marc GarneauCSA
Mario Runco Jr.NASA
Andy ThomasNASA
Daniel W. BurschNASA

Success· Flight 3

STS-62

Launched: Mar 4, 1994 · 13:53 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Mar 18, 1994

Crewmates

Andrew M. AllenNASA
Charles D. GemarNASA
Pierre J. ThuotNASA
Marsha IvinsNASA

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

Donald R. McMonagleNASA
Mario Runco Jr.NASA
Gregory HarbaughNASA
Susan HelmsNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-36

Launched: Feb 28, 1990 · 07:50 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Mar 4, 1990

Crewmates

John Oliver CreightonNASA
Mike MullaneNASA
Pierre J. ThuotNASA
David HilmersNASA

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Biography

John Howard Casper is an American astronaut and United States Air Force pilot.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: July 9, 1943
First flight: Feb 28, 1990

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