Saturday, June 29, 2019

Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut George Zamka!


George Zamka, born June 29, 1962 in Jersey City, New Jersey, is a veteran of two space shuttle flights.  He graduated with a Bachelor's in mathematics from the US Naval Academy in 1984.  Then he became a Second Lieutenant in the US Marines.  In 1994, he graduated from the US Air Force Test Pilot School. 

His first trip into space was aboard Discovery (STS-120) as pilot October-November 2007 to the International Space Station. 

His second and final mission was aboard Endeavour (STS-130) as commander in February 2010 to the ISS.

He has spent almost 29 days in space.


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