Norman Thagard

Details

Instance of

human

Born

3 July 1943

Part of

NASA Astronaut Group 8

Place of birth

Marianna, United States

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Norman

Family name

Thagard

Occupation

military officer, astronaut, physician, aircraft pilot

Citizenship

United States

Awards

Air Medal, Order of Friendship, Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration", United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, International Space Hall of Fame

educated at

University of Florida, Florida State University, Paxon School for Advanced Studies

employer

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Florida State University

member of the crew of

STS-7, STS-51-B, STS-30, STS-42, STS-71, Soyuz TM-21

military branch

United States Marine Corps

military, police or special rank

captain

name in native language

Norman Earl Thagard

time in space

202404