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John E. Blaha
American astronaut (born 1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Elmer Blaha (born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas) is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space missions aboard the Space Shuttle and Mir.
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Born | John Elmer Blaha (1942-08-26) August 26, 1942 (age 81) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Purdue University (MS) |
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Rank | Colonel, USAF |
Time in space | 161d 2h 45m |
Selection | NASA Group 9 (1980) |
Missions | STS-29 STS-33 STS-43 STS-58 STS-79 (up) STS-81 (down) |
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Blaha is married to the former Brenda I. Walters of St. Louis, Missouri. They have three children.[1]