# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/carl-e-walz
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:23:46.870Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/carl-e-walz"
name: "Carl E. Walz"
slug: "carl-e-walz"
description: "Carl Erwin Walz is a retired NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced Programs Group as vice president for Human Space Flight Operations. Walz was formerly assigned to the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He was the Acting Director for the Advanced Capabilities Division in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, and was responsible for a broad range of activities to include Human Research, Technology Development, Nuclear Power and Propulsion and the Lunar Robotic Exploration Programs to support the Vision for Space Exploration."
tagline: "American astronaut"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Carl_Walz.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1955-09-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             7.272727272727272
  historical:           16.414256
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Карл Ервін Вальц"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Carl Walz"
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    title: "Carl E. Walz"
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    title: "Carl Walz"
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    title: "Carl E. Walz"
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    title: "Carl Walz"
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    title: "Carl Walz"
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    title: "Carl Walz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Carl Walz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump