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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).
Apr 30, 2024 · Jerry Ross, American astronaut, the first person to be launched into space seven times. Selected to be an astronaut in 1980, he subsequently logged more than 58 days in space, including more than 58 hours over nine space walks. Learn more about Ross’s life and career.
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Jul 26, 2023 · A veteran of seven space flights, Ross has more than 1,393 hours in space, including 58 hours and 18 minutes of EVA on nine spacewalks. He was the first human to be launched into space seven times. These seven flights comprise a world record that Ross now shares with one other NASA astronaut.
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 ...
A veteran of seven spaceflights, Jerry Ross spent more than 1,393 hours in space, including 58 hours, 18 minutes on nine spacewalks. When he retired from NASA in 2012, Ross was the only person to have been launched into space seven times. His nine spacewalks and 58-plus hours on spacewalks both currently rank third in the world and second among ...
A veteran of seven space flights, Ross has more than 1,393 hours in space, including 58 hours and 18 minutes of EVA on nine spacewalks. He was the first human to be launched into space seven times. These seven flights comprise a world record that Ross now shares with one other NASA astronaut.
My first flight was about five years after I was first selected and it was more than I could have ever hoped for and I had hoped for a lot. – Jerry L. Ross, Interview with Jerry L. Ross and Karen Ross, August 31, 2012, Purdue Archives & Special Collections Oral History Program.
