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Charles Joseph Precourt
Astronaut
Nationality American
Born June 29, 1955
Waltham, Massachusetts
Other occupation Test Pilot
Rank Colonel, USAF
Space time 38d 20h 16m
Selection 1990 NASA Group
Missions STS-55, STS-71, STS-84, STS-91
Mission
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Charles Joseph Precourt (Colonel, USAF, Ret. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Test pilots are Aviators who fly new and modified Aircraft in specific maneuvers allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country 1957 - Man In Space Soonest Group 1 - USA Neil A Armstrong, Albert S STS 55 Space Transportation System was the 55th overall flight of the US Space Shuttle and the 14th flight of Columbia. STS-71 was the third mission of the US / Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, which carried out the first Space Shuttle docking to Mir STS-84 was a Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' mission to the Mir space station STS-91 was the final Space Shuttle mission to the Mir space station Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country ) is Deputy Manager, International Space Station Program, Johnson Space Center. The Lyndon B Johnson Space Flight Center ( "JSFC") is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's center for

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Personal data/Family

Born on June 29, 1955, in Waltham, Massachusetts, he considers Hudson, Massachusetts, to be his hometown. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. He is married to the former Lynne Denise Mungle of St. Charles, Missouri. St Charles ( French: "Saint-Charles" Spanish: "San Carlos" is a city in and the county seat of St They have three daughters, Michelle, Sarah, and Aimee. Precourt enjoys golf and flying light aircraft.

He flies a Varieze, an experimental aircraft that he built. The Rutan VariEze is a composite, canard aircraft designed by Burt Rutan. In generic use an experimental aircraft is an Aircraft that has not yet been fully proven in Flight. His daughters have gone on to make names for themselves: *Michelle graduated from Rice in 2002, and is currently pursuing an MD/PhD degree in public policy from the University of Michigan School Medical School.

Precourt retired from NASA in 2004 and currently works for ATK Thiokol in Ogden, Utah. Ogden is a city in and the County seat of Weber County, Utah, United States.

Education

Organizations

Special honors

Military decorations include:

NASA awards include:

Experience

Precourt graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training at Reese Air Force Base, Texas, in 1978. The US Air Force Flight Test School is located on Edwards Air Force Base in California. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The NASA Distinguished Service Medal is the highest award which may be bestowed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States. The NASA Space Flight Medal is a decoration of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Air Education and Training Command ( AETC) was established July 1 1993 with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. Reese Air Force Base was a base of the United States Air Force located 6 mi west of Lubbock, Texas, about 225 mi WNW of Fort Worth. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Initially he flew as an instructor pilot in the T-37, and later as a maintenance test pilot in the T-37 and T-38 aircraft. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout From 1982 through 1984, he flew an operational tour in the F-15 Eagle at Bitburg Air Base in Germany. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) For the civil airport use of this facility after 1994 see Bitburg Airport Bitburg Air Base (1952-1994 was a front-line NATO base during Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In 1985 he attended the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County California in the Antelope California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Upon graduation, Precourt was assigned as a test pilot at Edwards, where he flew the F-15E, F-4 Phantom II, A-7 Corsair II, and A-37 aircraft until mid 1989, when he began studies at the United States Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence Upon graduation from the War College, Precourt joined the astronaut program. His flight experience includes over 7,500 hours in over 60 types of civil and military aircraft. He holds commercial pilot, multi-engine instrument, glider and certified flight instructor ratings. Precourt retired from the Air Force on March 31, 2000. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

NASA experience

Precourt is currently the Deputy Manager for the International Space Station, responsible for the day-to-day management of ISS operations, on orbit assembly and the interfaces with NASA contractors and the International Partners. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Selected by NASA in January 1990, Precourt became an astronaut in July 1991. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. His other technical assignments to date have included: Manager of ascent, entry, and launch abort issues for the Astronaut Office Operations Development Branch; spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), providing the voice link from the Mission Control Center during launch and entry for several Space Shuttle missions; Director of Operations for NASA at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, from October 1995 to April 1996, with responsibility for the coordination and implementation of mission operations activities in the Moscow region for the joint U. Flight controllers are personnel who aid in the operations of a space flight working in Mission Control Centers such as NASA 's Mission Control Center, or NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States The Cosmonaut Training Center was inaugurated on January 11, 1960 in Star City outside Moscow. Star City (Звёздный городок Zvyozdny Gorodok) is a military research and training facility near Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) S. /Russian Shuttle-Mir Program. The Shuttle&ndashMir Program was a collaborative space program between Russia and the United States, which involved American Space Shuttles visiting the From May 1996 to September 1998, he served as Acting Assistant Director (Technical), Johnson Space Center. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) From October 1998 through November 2002, Precourt was Chief of the Astronaut Corps, responsible for the mission preparation activities of all space shuttle and future International Space Station crews and their support personnel. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. A veteran of four space flights, he has logged over 932 hours in space. He served as a mission specialist on STS-55 (April 26 to May 6, 1993), was the pilot on STS-71 (June 27 to July 7, 1995), and was the spacecraft commander on STS-84 (May 15-24, 1997) and STS-91 (June 2-12, 1998), the final scheduled Shuttle-Mir docking mission, concluding the joint U. STS 55 Space Transportation System was the 55th overall flight of the US Space Shuttle and the 14th flight of Columbia. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) STS-71 was the third mission of the US / Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, which carried out the first Space Shuttle docking to Mir Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 STS-84 was a Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' mission to the Mir space station Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar STS-91 was the final Space Shuttle mission to the Mir space station Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) S. /Russian Phase I Program.

Space flight experience

STS-55 Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 26, 1993. STS 55 Space Transportation System was the 55th overall flight of the US Space Shuttle and the 14th flight of Columbia. Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's The John F Kennedy Space Center ( KSC) is the NASA Space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center ( Spaceport) on Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Nearly 90 experiments were conducted during this German-sponsored Spacelab D-2 mission to investigate life sciences, materials sciences, physics, robotics, astronomy and the Earth and its atmosphere. Spacelab was a reusable laboratory flown into space on the Space Shuttle. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Materials Science or Materials Engineering is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of Science and Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. See also Robot Robotics is the science and technology of Robots and their design manufacture and application Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 Temperature and layers The temperature of the Earth's atmosphere varies with altitude the mathematical relationship between temperature and altitude varies among five STS-55 also flew the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) making contact with students in 14 schools around the world. After 160 orbits of the earth in 240 flight hours, the 10-day mission concluded with a landing on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on May 6, 1993. Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County California in the Antelope California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.

STS-71 (June 27 to July 7, 1995) was the first Space Shuttle mission to dock with the Russian Space Station Mir, and involved an exchange of crews (seven-member crew at launch, eight-member crew on return). STS-71 was the third mission of the US / Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, which carried out the first Space Shuttle docking to Mir Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Mir (Мир which can mean both Peace and World, and was the name given to peasant communes in pre-revolutionary Russia was a Soviet (and The Atlantis Space Shuttle was modified to carry a docking system compatible with the Russian Mir Space Station. Space Shuttle Atlantis ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of It also carried a Spacehab module in the payload bay in which the crew performed various life sciences experiments and data collections. Spacehab Inc ( is an aerospace company headquartered in Webster, Texas near the Johnson Space Center. STS-71 Atlantis launched from and returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Mission duration was 235 hours, 23 minutes.

STS-84 Atlantis (May 15-24, 1997) carried a seven-member international crew. STS-84 was a Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' mission to the Mir space station Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar This was NASA’s sixth Shuttle mission to rendezvous and dock with the Russian Space Station Mir. During the 9-day flight, the crew conducted a number of secondary experiments and transferred nearly 4 tons of supplies and experiment equipment between the Space Shuttle and the Mir station. STS-84 Atlantis launched from and returned to land at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Mission duration was 221 hours and 20 minutes.

STS-91 Discovery (June 2-12, 1998) was the 9th and final Shuttle-Mir docking mission and marked the conclusion of the highly successful joint U. STS-91 was the final Space Shuttle mission to the Mir space station Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) S. /Russian Phase I Program. The crew, including a Russian cosmonaut, performed logistics and hardware resupply of the Mir during four docked days. They also conducted the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment, which involved the first of its kind research of antimatter in space. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS is a particle physics experiment that is to be mounted on the International Space Station designed to search for various types of unusual In Particle physics and Quantum chemistry, antimatter is the extension of the concept of the Antiparticle to Matter, where antimatter is composed Mission duration was 235 hours, 54 minutes.

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Preceded by
Kenneth D. Cockrell		 Chief of the Astronaut Office
1998–2002		 Succeeded by
Kent Rominger
For the similarly named interim mayor of Detroit see Kenneth Cockrel Jr The Chief of the Astronaut Office is the most senior Astronaut position at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Kent Vernon Rominger (b August 7, 1956) is a former American Astronaut, former Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office at Johnson
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