Norman Thagard
United States Marine Corps officer, aviator and astronaut · United States · On the map · Astronauts · Born 1943 · age 83
Norman Earl Thagard is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space flights and 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.
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United States
Category
Astronauts
Type
Astronaut
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Born 1943 · age 83
