Terrence Wilcutt, born October 31, 1949 in Russellville, Kentucky, is a veteran of 4 space shuttle missions. (He shares his birthday with Michael Collins!) It seems four is the average number of flights for a space shuttle astronaut. Does anybody know? I'll have to check that out.
Anyway, Wilcutt's first flight was on Endeavour (STS-68) September 30-October 11, 1994 when he was pilot.
His second mission was on Atlantis (STS-79) in September 1996 also as pilot. On this mission, they brought back Shannon Lucid from the space station Mir after her record breaking stay.
He was commander on his third mission, which was on Endeavour (STS-89) in January 1998. The crew flew to Mir again for another American astronaut exchange, the fifth of the program.
His fourth and final mission was back on Atlantis (STS-106) in September 2000. He and the crew spent a week transferring equipment and supplies to the International Space Station, getting it ready for a permanent crew.
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