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Mark L. Polansky

Retired· NASA · American

Mark L. Polansky

Mark Lewis "Roman" Polansky is an American aerospace engineer and research pilot and a former NASA astronaut. Polansky received the nickname "Roman" as a joke...

Spaceflights

3

Time in space

41days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 3

STS-127

Launched: Jul 15, 2009 · 22:03 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Jul 31, 2009

Crewmates

Douglas G. HurleyNASA
Julie PayetteCSA
Timothy KopraNASA
Christopher CassidyNASA
Thomas MarshburnNASA
David WolfNASA

Success· Flight 2

STS-116

Launched: Dec 10, 2006 · 01:47 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Dec 22, 2006

Crewmates

William OefeleinNASA
Joan HigginbothamNASA
Christer FuglesangESA
Nicholas PatrickNASA
Robert CurbeamNASA
Sunita WilliamsNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-98

Launched: Feb 7, 2001 · 23:13 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Feb 20, 2001

Crewmates

Kenneth CockrellNASA
Robert CurbeamNASA
Thomas David JonesNASA
Marsha IvinsNASA

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Biography

Mark Lewis "Roman" Polansky is an American aerospace engineer and research pilot and a former NASA astronaut. Polansky received the nickname "Roman" as a joke, because he shares a last name with director Roman Polanski. He flew on three Space Shuttle missions: STS-98, STS-116, and STS-127.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: June 2, 1956
First flight: Feb 7, 2001

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