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Scott E. Parazynski

1961 - Today

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Scott Edward Parazynski (born July 28, 1961, in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American physician and a former NASA astronaut. A veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and seven spacewalks, Parazynski's latest mission was STS-120 in October 2007 – highlighted by a dramatic, unplanned extra-vehicular activity (EVA) to repair a live solar array. In May 2016 he was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. He retired from NASA in March 2009 to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities in the private sector, and he is currently the CEO of a technology start-up. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Scott E. Parazynski is the 476th most popular astronaut (up from 522nd in 2019), the 15,909th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,783rd in 2019) and the 257th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Scott E. Parazynski ranks 476 out of 556. Before him are Robert Curbeam, Jasmin Moghbeli, Sherwood C. Spring, Steven Smith, Chen Dong, and William F. Readdy. After him are James F. Reilly, David Saint-Jacques, David Leestma, Michael J. Bloomfield, Francisco Rubio, and Richard M. Linnehan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Scott E. Parazynski ranks 789. Before him are Maurizio Milani, Basil Gorgis, Joanna Scanlan, Akira Kuroiwa, Jean-Philippe Rohr, and Kate Vernon. After him are Steve Nicol, Abdelhamid Sadmi, Liam Fox, Takeshi Oki, Bonita Friedericy, and Sunita Narain.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott E. Parazynski ranks 15,916 out of 20,380. Before him are Matt Mead (1962), Ali Wong (1982), Gregg Berhalter (1973), Penny Singleton (1908), Sasha Barrese (1981), and Adrian Lamo (1981). After him are Troy Aikman (1966), Liam Aiken (1990), Harris Wofford (1926), Jason London (1972), Angel Martino (1967), and Catherine Cortez Masto (1964).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Scott E. Parazynski ranks 257. Before him are K. Megan McArthur (1971), Richard R. Arnold (1963), Robert Curbeam (1962), Sherwood C. Spring (1944), Steven Smith (1958), and William F. Readdy (1952). After him are James F. Reilly (1954), David Leestma (1949), Michael J. Bloomfield (1959), Francisco Rubio (1975), Richard M. Linnehan (1957), and Terry Hart (1946).

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