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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Ferguson is the 360th most popular astronaut (down from 290th in 2019), the 12,857th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,961st 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 600. Before him are Louis-Paul M'Fédé, Petra Thümer, Johann Passler, Gilbert Houngbo, Kirsten Emmelmann, and Alexis Mendoza. After him are Keith Gordon, Fahrudin Omerović, Violeta Bermúdez, Warrel Dane, Orla Brady, and Jorge Da Silva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher Ferguson ranks 12,861 out of 20,380. Before him are Rochelle Hudson (1916), Elliott Abrams (1948), Jimmy Dean (1928), Andre Iguodala (1984), Trent Lott (1941), and Buzz Osborne (1964). After him are Elle King (1989), Mustard (1990), Lisa Raymond (1973), Chuck D (1960), Loudon Wainwright III (1946), and Clyde McPhatter (1932).

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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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