Jerome "Jay" Apt III, born April 28, 1949 in Springfield, Massachusetts, is a veteran of four space shuttle flights.
HIs first mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-37) as mission specialist in April 1995. He conducted two EVAs with fellow astronaut Jerry Ross for over 10 hours.
His second flight was aboard Endeavour (STS-47) as mission specialist in September 1992. The mission included two experiments prepared by an all-girls school in Kent, UK.
Apt's third mission was aboard Endeavour (STS-59) as mission specialist in April 1994. He exchanged greetings with the cosmonauts aboard the Mir space station.
His fourth and final flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-79) as mission specialist to Mir in September 1996. It was the first shuttle mission to dock with a completed Mir space station.
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