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Mario Runco Jr.

1952 - Today

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Mario Runco Jr. is a former United States Naval officer and NASA astronaut. He was selected as an astronaut with in 1987.: 76  He flew three Space Shuttle missions, performed a spacewalk on his second mission, and is now retired both from NASA and the U.S. Navy. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mario Runco Jr. is the 217th most popular astronaut (up from 402nd in 2019), the 7,768th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,042nd in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Mario Runco Jr. ranks 217 out of 556. Before her are Loren Acton, Clifton Williams, Valery Korzun, Liu Yang, Claudie Haigneré, and Mamoru Mohri. After her are John E. Blaha, Brent W. Jett Jr., Dale Gardner, Tim Peake, Donald H. Peterson, and Bernard A. Harris Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Mario Runco Jr. ranks 405. Before her are Thomas Munkelt, Lorna Luft, Takekazu Asaka, Charlie Whiting, Jean-Christophe Rufin, and André Comte-Sponville. After her are Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Allen Collins, Ulrich Wehling, Joe Earl, Michael Behe, and Linda Martin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mario Runco Jr. ranks 7,770 out of 20,380. Before her are Burton Jastram (1910), Edwin Foster Coddington (1870), Brad Friedel (1971), Oliver Ellsworth (1745), Bert Schneider (1897), and Harry Reid (1939). After her are Tony Scott (1921), Larry McMurtry (1936), Bobby Unser (1934), Chris Van Allsburg (1949), Alice Drummond (1928), and Lloyd Kaufman (1945).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Mario Runco Jr. ranks 98. Before her are Karol J. Bobko (1937), Ronald J. Garan Jr. (1961), Michael J. Adams (1930), Jon McBride (1943), Loren Acton (1936), and Clifton Williams (1932). After her are John E. Blaha (1942), Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958), Dale Gardner (1948), Donald H. Peterson (1933), Bernard A. Harris Jr. (1956), and Mary L. Cleave (1947).

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