Colonel George Zamka, born in Jersey City, New Jersey (in 1962!), is the first astronaut with Colombian (and Polish) ancestry to go to space.
He graduated with a BS in Mathematics from the US Naval Academy and then was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the USMC. He was the pilot of Discovery (STS-120) in October-November 2007 to the International Space Station.
He was commander of Endeavour (STS-130) in February 2010.
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