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Leroy Chiao

Leroy Chiao (1960) has flown to space 4 times, spending 229.3 days off Earth in total. Nationality: United States. First flight: STS-65, 1994.

United States4 spaceflights229.3 days in space

Spaceflights

Jul 8, 1994
STS-65Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Jan 11, 1996
STS-72Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Oct 11, 2000
STS-92Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Oct 14, 2004
Soyuz TMA-5Soyuz-FG · Baikonur
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Expedition 10

Career

Nationality
United States
Born
1960
Occupation
astronaut, motivational speaker, engineer, entrepreneur
Employer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Astronaut group
NASA Astronaut Group 13
Rank
colonel

In space

Spaceflights
4
Time in space
229.32 days
First flight
July 8, 1994
Latest flight
Expedition 10
Education
University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Santa Barbara; Monte Vista High School
Awards (Wikidata)
4: Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"; honorary doctor of the Shandong University; NASA Space Flight Medal…

Source: Wikidata Q709935 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.