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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jerry_LJerry L. Ross - Wikipedia

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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).

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Jerry-RossJerry Ross | Biography, Astronaut, & Facts | Britannica

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   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 ...

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5. www.nasa.gov › people › jerry-l-ross-nesc-academyJerry L. Ross - NESC Academy Biography - NASA

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   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.

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   JERRY L. ROSS (COLONEL, USAF, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) PERSONAL DATA: Born January 20, 1948, in Crown Point, Indiana. He is married to the former Karen S. Pearson of Sheridan, Indiana. They have two children. He enjoys genealogy, traveling, photography, stained glass, woodworking and model rocketry. His parents, Donald J. Ross and Phyllis ...

7. www.space.com › 19652-nasa-astronaut-jerry-rossFrequent-Flyer Astronaut Jerry Ross: NASA's Most-Launched ...

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   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 ...

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   How many times did Jerry Ross fly into space?

   • There are few people more qualified than Jerry Ross to describe what it is like to launch into space. Retired after three decades as a NASA astronaut, Ross flew into space a record seven times.

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   Who is Jerry Ross?

   • STS-61-B mission specialist Jerry L. Ross working on the Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structure (ACCESS) outside the space shuttle Atlantis, November 30, 1985. In February 1979 he was assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ’s (NASA’s) Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston.

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   What did Jerry Ross do in the Air Force?

   • Jerry L. Ross, Interview with Jerry L. Ross and Karen Ross, August 31, 2012, Purdue Archives & Special Collections Oral History Program "When I went on active duty in the Air Force, I showed up at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio and went towork in the propulsion laboratory in the ram-jet engine division.

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   How many hours has Ross been in space?

   • A veteran of 7 space flights, Ross has over 1,393 hours in space, including 57 hours and 55 minutes on 9 EVAs. (see below)

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9. www.purdue.edu › space › astronautJerry Ross - Purdue In Space

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   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.

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    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. "When you complete your first year of training as an astronaut ...