Thursday, June 27, 2019

Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut Sidney Gutierrez!


Sidney Gutierrez, born June 27, 1951 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a veteran of two space shuttle missions.  NASA selected him in May 1984 and he became an astronaut in June 1985.

His first flight was aboard Columbia (STS-40) as pilot in June 1991.  He spent a little over 9 hours in space.

His second and final mission was aboard Endeavour (STS-59) as commander in April 1994.  He spent over 5 days in space.  He retired from NASA shortly after.


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