Charles D. Gemar
American - (NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: Aug. 4, 1955
Age: 70
Charles Donald "Sam" Gemar is an American former astronaut with NASA and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. Gemar has flown on three Space Shuttle missions (STS-38, STS-48 and STS-62). Gemar has completed 385 orbits of the Earth and over 581 hours in space. He has also served in different positions in NASA, including as a CAPCOM for Shuttle missions. Gemar was the first astronaut to be born in the state of South Dakota.
Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-38
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 15, 1990, 11:48 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-48
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 12, 1991, 11:11 p.m.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-62
National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of AmericaKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 4, 1994, 1:53 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:
STS-62 was a Space Shuttle program mission flown aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. The primary payloads were the USMP-02 microgravity experiments package and the OAST-2 engineering and technology payload, both in the orbiter's cargo bay. The two-week mission also featured a number of biomedical experiments focusing on the effects of long duration spaceflight.
Low Earth OrbitThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Electron
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