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David Wolf

American astronaut · United States · On the map · Astronauts · Born 1956 · age 70

David Alexander Wolf is an American retired astronaut, medical doctor and electrical engineer. Wolf has been to space four times. Three of his spaceflights were short-duration Space Shuttle missions, the first of which was STS-58 in 1993, and his most recent spaceflight was STS-127 in 2009.

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Awards

NASA Distinguished Service Medal2008
Order of Friendship
NASA Space Flight Medal
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"

About this person

Wolf also took part in a long-duration mission aboard the Russian space station Mir which lasted 128 days, and occurred during Mir EO-24. He was brought to Mir aboard STS-86 in September 1997, and landed aboard STS-89 in January 1998. In total Wolf has logged more than 4,040 hours in space. He is also a veteran of seven spacewalks totaling 41hrs 17min in both Russian and American spacesuits.

Country
United States
Category
Astronauts
Type
Astronaut
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1956 · age 70