Jerry Lynn Ross, born January 20, 1948 in Crown Point, Indiana, is a veteran of 7 space shuttle flights, tying Franklin Chang-Diaz for the most flights.
His first flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-61-B) as mission specialist November-December 1985. He performed 2 6-hour space walks to demonstrate space station construction techniques.
His second was aboard Atlantis (STS-27) in December 1988 as mission specialist. This trip was cut short due to critical heat-resistant tiles being damaged during liftoff.
During his third flight, back on Atlantis (STS-37) in April 1991, he performed two more EVAs to deploy the Gamma Ray Observatory antenna and test prototype software for the Space Station Freedom.
He served as Payload Commander/Mission Specialist on Columbia (STS-55) in April-May 1993.
He returned to space on Atlantis (STS-74) in November 1995 to space station Mir.
In December 1998, he was on Endeavour (STS-88), which was the first International Space Station assembly mission. Ross performed 3 EVAs totaling 21 hours 22 minutes to connect umbilicals and attach tools and hardware.
His final flight was on Atlantis (STS-110) April 2002, when he performed 2 EVAs for just over 14 hours.
Ross retired from NASA on January 28, 2012 being the first person to go into space 7 times.
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