Charles Precourt, born June 29, 1955 in Waltham, Massachusetts, is a veteran of four space shuttle missions.
His first flight was on Columbia (STS-55) as mission specialist April-May 1993. It was the second flight to carry a German spacelab into orbit.
His second flight was as pilot on Atlantis (STS-71) June-July 1995. It was the first of seven straight missions to Mir flown by Atlantis.
For his third mission, Precourt was named Commander on Atlantis (STS-84) in May 1997. This was the sixth flight of the shuttle program to Mir.
He was commander for his fourth and final spaceflight on Discovery (STS-91) in June 1998. It was the final flight to Mir.
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