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Jim Wetherbee

1952 - Today

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James Donald "Wxb" Wetherbee (born November 27, 1952) (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions and is the only American to have commanded five spaceflight missions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Wetherbee is the 421st most popular astronaut (down from 197th in 2019), the 14,371st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,387th in 2019) and the 219th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Jim Wetherbee ranks 421 out of 556. Before him are Bruce E. Melnick, Oleg Artemyev, Konstantin Kozeyev, Michael E. Fossum, Timothy Creamer, and Patrick G. Forrester. After him are William G. Gregory, Alexander Gerst, Ken Bowersox, Steven Swanson, Anton Shkaplerov, and Stephanie Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Jim Wetherbee ranks 741. Before him are Kathryn C. Thornton, Walter Mosley, Rohini Godbole, Louis Walsh, Marilyn Waring, and Harry Anderson. After him are Pedro Soto, Howie Hawkins, Don Was, Melanie Mayron, Raj Babbar, and Takako Shirai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Wetherbee ranks 14,375 out of 20,380. Before him are Dorothy Dell (1915), Yoon Mi-rae (1981), Harry Anderson (1952), Jennifer Egan (1962), DaMarcus Beasley (1982), and Andrea James (1967). After him are John Garamendi (1945), Erik Spoelstra (1970), Brian Tyree Henry (1982), Scott Frank (1960), Jim Pugh (1964), and Douglas H. Wheelock (1960).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Jim Wetherbee ranks 219. Before him are Kathryn C. Thornton (1952), Jeffrey Ashby (1954), Bruce E. Melnick (1949), Michael E. Fossum (1957), Timothy Creamer (1959), and Patrick G. Forrester (1957). After him are William G. Gregory (1957), Ken Bowersox (1956), Steven Swanson (1960), Stephanie Wilson (1966), Stephen Bowen (1964), and Joseph R. Tanner (1950).

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