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Piers Sellers

Piers Sellers (1955–2016) flew to space 3 times, spending 35.4 days off Earth in total. Nationality: United Kingdom. First flight: STS-112, 2002.

United Kingdom3 spaceflights35.4 days in space

Spaceflights

Oct 7, 2002
STS-112Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
Jul 4, 2006
STS-121Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy
May 14, 2010
STS-132Space Shuttle · Cape Canaveral & Kennedy

Career

Nationality
United Kingdom
Born
1955
Died
2016
Occupation
astronaut, ecologist, meteorologist, climatologist
Employer
University of Maryland
Astronaut group
NASA Astronaut Group 16

In space

Spaceflights
3
Time in space
35.38 days
First flight
October 7, 2002
Latest flight
STS-132
Education
University of Edinburgh; University of Leeds; Cranbrook School
Awards (Wikidata)
4: Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Fellow of the American Geophysical Union; NASA Distinguished Service Medal…

Source: Wikidata Q505439 (CC0): spaceflights, time in space, citizenship, employer, astronaut group, service, education and awards. Only public professional facts are shown.