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John E. Blaha is a retired NASA astronaut and a former USAF colonel who flew five space missions, including two to Mir. Learn about his education, air force service, space flights, and awards on Wikipedia.
JOHN E. BLAHA (COLONEL, USAF, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) PERSONAL DATA: Born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas. Married to the former Brenda I. Walters of St. Louis, Missouri. They have three grown children and two grandchildren.
John Blaha is a former NASA astronaut who flew on five missions, including commanding STS-58 Columbia and spending 161 days on Mir. He is also a Purdue graduate and a USAF fighter pilot with 361 combat missions in Vietnam.
Aug 24, 1998 · Colonel John Blaha shares his experiences and opinions on the Shuttle-Mir program, his fifth and final space mission. He talks about his motivation, training, and challenges of living and working on the Mir Space Station.
Dec 3, 2004 · John E. Blaha, a former Air Force pilot and astronaut, shares his career story and experiences in this edited transcript. He talks about his combat missions in Vietnam, his flight training in various aircraft, his selection as an astronaut in 1980, and his spaceflight missions.
• Crew: Cosmonauts Valeri Korzun and Alexader Kaleri, astronaut John E. Blaha • Launched: 17 August 1996 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan • Landed: 2 March 1997 • Mission Highlights: Blaha joined the crew in September when the Shuttle docked with the Mir. He spent four months performing Space Station operations, performing
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NAME: John E. Blaha (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) NASA Astronaut PERSONAL DATA: Born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas. Married to the former Brenda I. Walters of St. Louis, Missouri.