Brent Jett, born October 5, 1958 in Pontiac, Michigan, is a veteran of four space shuttle missions. He became a Naval aviator, and was deployed overseas aboard the USS Saratoga to the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Jett's first mission into space aboard Endeavour (STS-72) in January 1996 as pilot. He spent almost 9 days in space.
His second mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-81) as pilot in January 1997 to the space station Mir, spending just over 10 days in space.
His third trip into space was aboard Endeavour (STS-97) as commander in December 2000 to the International Space Station.
His fourth and final mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-115) as commander in September 2006, the first assembly mission to the International Space Station since the Columbia disaster.
He has spent over 41 days in space.
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