Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
BlahaJohn ElmerUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 26.08.1942 |
| Birthplace: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 19.05.1980 |
| Selection group: | NASA-9 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 26.09.1997 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-29 Discovery | PLT | 13.03.1989 - 18.03.1989 | 4d 23h 38m |
| 2 | STS-33 Discovery | PLT | 23.11.1989 - 28.11.1989 | 5d 00h 06m |
| 3 | STS-43 Atlantis | CDR | 02.08.1991 - 11.08.1991 | 8d 21h 21m |
| 4 | STS-58 Columbia | CDR | 18.10.1993 - 01.11.1993 | 14d 00h 12m |
| 5 | STS-79 Atlantis / Mir-22 / STS-81 Atlantis | MS | 16.09.1996 - 22.01.1997 | 128d 05h 28m |
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| Total | 161d 02h 45m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-76 | MSP |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in engineering science,
from USAF Academy, 1965; master of science in astronautical
engineering from Purdue University, 1966; Colonel,
USAF,
Ret.; he flew 361 combat missions in Vietnam; unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 8; he
enjoys exercise and tennis in his free time; Blaha retired from
NASA on 26.09.1997 to serve as Assistant Vice
President, Integration Engineering at USAA Corp., San Antonio,
Texas. |
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