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Christopher Ferguson

1961 - Today

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Christopher J. "Fergy" Ferguson (born September 1, 1961) is a Boeing commercial astronaut and a retired United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut. He was the pilot of Space Shuttle Atlantis on his first mission to space, STS-115, which launched on September 9, 2006, and returned to Earth on September 21, 2006. He then commanded STS-126 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. In 2011, he was assigned as commander of STS-135, which was the final mission of the space shuttle program. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Ferguson is the 360th most popular astronaut (down from 290th in 2024), the 12,893rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,958th in 2019) and the 177th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Christopher Ferguson ranks 360 out of 556. Before him are Michael Foale, Mike Melvill, Helen Sharman, Charles L. Veach, Guy Gardner, and Michael R. Clifford. After him are Janet L. Kavandi, Kenneth Cockrell, Gerhard Thiele, Curtis Brown, Frederick Hauck, and John-David F. Bartoe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Christopher Ferguson ranks 645. Before him are Petra Thümer, Johann Passler, Owen Teale, Gilbert Houngbo, Kirsten Emmelmann, and Alexis Mendoza. After him are Beatriz Argimón, Peter Doohan, Keith Gordon, Fahrudin Omerović, Violeta Bermúdez, and Warrel Dane.

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Christopher Ferguson ranks 177. Before him are Scott Kelly (1964), Steven Lindsey (1960), Jerome Apt (1949), Charles L. Veach (1944), Guy Gardner (1948), and Michael R. Clifford (1952). After him are Janet L. Kavandi (1959), Kenneth Cockrell (1950), Curtis Brown (1956), Frederick Hauck (1941), John-David F. Bartoe (1944), and Frederick D. Gregory (1941).

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