ASTRONAUT

Leroy Chiao

1960 - Today

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Leroy Chiao (Chinese: 焦立中; born August 28, 1960) is an American chemical engineer, retired NASA astronaut, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and engineering consultant. Chiao flew on three Space Shuttle flights, and was the commander of Expedition 10, where he lived on board the International Space Station from October 13, 2004 to April 24, 2005. He is also a co-author and researcher for the Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity project. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leroy Chiao is the 342nd most popular astronaut (up from 355th in 2019), the 12,319th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,895th in 2019) and the 168th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Leroy Chiao ranks 342 out of 556. Before him are Vladimir Dezhurov, George D. Zamka, Tamara E. Jernigan, Mike Mullane, Liu Boming, and Michael Coats. After him are Guion Bluford, Karl Gordon Henize, Takuya Onishi, Ulrich Walter, Yury Lonchakov, and Scott Kelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Leroy Chiao ranks 553. Before him are Valerie Bertinelli, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Ahmed Shobair, Loren Legarda, Stéphane Freiss, and Joe Simpson. After him are Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, Sergey Menyaylo, Hans van Baalen, Scott McCloud, Mirwais, and Luis Gabelo Conejo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leroy Chiao ranks 12,322 out of 20,380. Before him are James Van Der Beek (1977), Wilma Mankiller (1945), Christian Pollas (1947), Ben Shelton (2002), Stone Gossard (1966), and Roy Clark (1933). After him are Trevor Moore (1980), Tom Foley (1929), Stephen L. Adler (1939), Marie Maynard Daly (1921), Phil Heath (1979), and Beth Ditto (1981).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Leroy Chiao ranks 168. Before him are Robert L. Gibson (1946), Joseph M. Acaba (1967), George D. Zamka (1962), Tamara E. Jernigan (1959), Mike Mullane (1945), and Michael Coats (1946). After him are Guion Bluford (1942), Karl Gordon Henize (1926), Scott Kelly (1964), Steven Lindsey (1960), Jerome Apt (1949), and Charles L. Veach (1944).

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