Norman Thagard, born July 3, 1943 in Marianna, Florida, is the first American to fly on a Russian spacecraft in March 1995, making him the first American cosmonaut.
His first trip into space was aboard Challenger (STS-7) as mission specialist in June 1983 with Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
His second trip was aboard Challenger (STS-51-B) as mission specialist in April-May 1985.
His third trip into space was aboard Atlantis (STS-30) as mission specialist in May 1989.
Thagard's fourth mission was aboard Discovery (STS-42) as mission specialist in January 1992.
His fifth and last trip into space was aboard Soyuz TM-21 as a research cosmonaut to the Mir space station in March 1995. He was part of the Mir EO-18 expedition and returned to Earth on Atlantis (STS-71) in July.
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