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Charles J. Precourt

1955 - Today

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Charles Joseph Precourt (born June 29, 1955) is a retired NASA astronaut. His career in flight began at an early age, and spans his entire lifetime. He served in the US Air Force, piloted numerous jet aircraft, and piloted and commanded the Space Shuttle. Notably, he piloted or commanded several missions which involved docking with the Russian Mir space station and was heavily involved in Russian/US Space relations as well as the International Space Station collaboration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles J. Precourt is the 503rd most popular astronaut (up from 509th in 2024), the 16,968th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,457th in 2019) and the 276th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Charles J. Precourt ranks 503 out of 556. Before him are Gregory J. Harbaugh, Garrett Reisman, Alvin Drew, Jerry M. Linenger, William Frederick Fisher, and Anne McClain. After him are Jay C. Buckey, Terry W. Virts, Ronald M. Sega, Kathleen Rubins, Peter Wisoff, and Thomas Marshburn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Charles J. Precourt ranks 726. Before him are Jerry M. Linenger, Heidi Heitkamp, Donna Gigliotti, Raghubar Das, John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, and Patrick McCabe. After him are Joe Donnelly, Tony Snow, Thomas David Jones, Rajesh Roshan, Rita Bhaduri, and Brad Raffensperger.

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Charles J. Precourt ranks 276. Before him are Gregory J. Harbaugh (1956), Garrett Reisman (1968), Alvin Drew (1962), Jerry M. Linenger (1955), William Frederick Fisher (1946), and Anne McClain (1979). After him are Jay C. Buckey (1956), Terry W. Virts (1967), Ronald M. Sega (1952), Kathleen Rubins (1978), Peter Wisoff (1958), and Thomas Marshburn (1960).

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