Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. STS-74. STS-88. STS-110. Mission insignia. Jerry Lynn Ross (born January 20, 1948, Crown Point, Indiana) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer, and a former NASA astronaut. Ross is a veteran of 7 Space Shuttle missions, making him the joint record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Franklin Chang-Díaz ).

  2. Jul 26, 2023 · Ross received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Purdue University in 2000 and the Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award from Purdue University in 2004. His home town school system has named an elementary school in his honor. In May 2014, Ross was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.

  3. Apr 30, 2024 · Jerry Ross (born January 20, 1948, Crown Point, Indiana, U.S.) is an American astronaut, the first person to be launched into space seven times. Ross earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1970 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. After receiving a master’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1972, he started active duty with ...

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. Feb 6, 2013 · Retired after three decades as a NASA astronaut, Ross flew into space a record seven times. Over the course of his nearly 1,400 hours orbiting Earth — including almost 60 hours performing ...

  5. Oct 31, 2005 · STS088-702-024 — Astronauts Jerry L. Ross (left) and James H. Newman, both mission specialists, work together on the final of three space walks of the STS-88 mission. One of the solar panels of the Russian-built Zarya module runs through the frame. “This picture was taken during a brief break on one of the three very busy spacewalks ...

  6. Jun 28, 2019 · Astronaut Biography: Jerry Ross. ... more photos: Personal data. Birthdate: 20.01.1948 ... flight test engineer; unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut group 8 ...

  7. Jerry Ross NASA Bio. Learn More After being selected as an astronaut in 1980, Ross first flew aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-61-B mission in 1985, where the crew successfully deployed three satellites. In 1988, the STS-27 mission (again aboard Atlantis) carried a classified payload for the Department of Defense.

  1. People also search for