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John D. Olivas

1966 - Today

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John Daniel "Danny" Olivas (born May 25, 1966 in North Hollywood, California) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. Olivas has flown on two space shuttle missions, STS-117 and STS-128, received two NASA Space Flight Medals, and has been in over 5 spacewalks throughout his career. He performed EVAs on both missions, totaling 34hrs 28min. In 2013, Olivas joined the University of Texas at El Paso as Director of the Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research and will oversee space initiatives on campus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. John D. Olivas is the 526th most popular astronaut (down from 493rd in 2024), the 17,623rd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,987th in 2019) and the 296th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, John D. Olivas ranks 526 out of 556. Before him are Sergey Ryazansky, Hayley Arceneaux, Charles Camarda, Paul W. Richards, Randolph Bresnik, and Charles D. Gemar. After him are Sergei Revin, Duane G. Carey, Winston E. Scott, Terence T. Henricks, Daniel T. Barry, and Nick Hague.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, John D. Olivas ranks 1,030. Before him are Elise Neal, Tommy Stinson, Oliver-Sven Buder, Wagner Pereira Cardozo, Revathi, and Vince Flynn. After him are Sergei Revin, David Daniels, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Jearl Miles Clark, Rachel True, and Karl Petter Løken.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John D. Olivas ranks 17,630 out of 20,380. Before him are Matteo Jorgenson (1999), Halston Sage (1993), Ben Schnetzer (1990), Kip Winger (1961), Katherine Clark (1963), and Spencer Garrett (1963). After him are Phil Ford (1956), Ben Bass (1968), Susan Misner (1971), Nicholas Britell (1980), Teyonah Parris (1987), and Regina Belle (1963).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, John D. Olivas ranks 296. Before him are Michael S. Hopkins (1968), Hayley Arceneaux (1991), Charles Camarda (1952), Paul W. Richards (1964), Randolph Bresnik (1967), and Charles D. Gemar (1955). After him are Duane G. Carey (1957), Winston E. Scott (1950), Terence T. Henricks (1952), Daniel T. Barry (1953), Nick Hague (1975), and Donald A. Thomas (1955).

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