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Norman Thagard

1943 - Today

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Norman Earl Thagard (born July 3, 1943; Capt, USMC, Ret.) is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut. On March 14, 1995, he became the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, the Soyuz TM-21 spacecraft for the Russian Mir-18 mission. Therefore, Thagard was the first American cosmonaut. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Thagard is the 283rd most popular astronaut (up from 285th in 2019), the 10,146th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,832nd in 2019) and the 134th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Norman Thagard ranks 283 out of 556. Before him are Akihiko Hoshide, Robert L. Stewart, John Oliver Creighton, Steven R. Nagel, Brewster H. Shaw, and Marcos Pontes. After him are Fei Junlong, Jean-Jacques Favier, Franz Viehböck, Pamela Melroy, Vasily Tsibliyev, and Gennadi Manakov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Norman Thagard ranks 619. Before him are Bertil Roos, Iñaki Azkuna, Jim Risch, Morten Lauridsen, Juhani Suutarinen, and Pelle Svensson. After him are John Hunter, Martha Cooper, Herman Rouwé, Vladimir Fedotov, Paul Corkum, and Hugh Wilson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Thagard ranks 10,148 out of 20,380. Before him are Minta Durfee (1889), Kevin J. Anderson (1962), Chuck McKinley (1941), Al Unser (1939), Janis Ian (1951), and Colton Ford (1962). After him are Michael Patrick King (1954), Jon Batiste (1986), Harold Smith (1909), Curtis Stevens (1898), David Benioff (1970), and Eleanor Garatti (1909).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Norman Thagard ranks 134. Before him are Bonnie J. Dunbar (1949), Daniel Brandenstein (1943), Robert L. Stewart (1942), John Oliver Creighton (1943), Steven R. Nagel (1946), and Brewster H. Shaw (1945). After him are Pamela Melroy (1961), Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), James M. Kelly (1964), David M. Walker (1944), José M. Hernández (1962), and Ellen Ochoa (1958).

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