Charles D. Gemar
American astronaut and lieutenant colonel (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Donald "Sam" Gemar (born August 4, 1955) is an American former astronaut with NASA and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. Gemar has flown on three Space Shuttle missions (STS-38, STS-48 and STS-62). Gemar has completed 385 orbits of the Earth and over 581 hours in space. He has also served in different positions in NASA, including as a CAPCOM for Shuttle missions. Gemar was the first astronaut to be born in the state of South Dakota.
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Born | Charles Donald Gemar (1955-08-04) August 4, 1955 (age 68) Yankton, South Dakota, U.S. |
Education | United States Military Academy (BS) |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel, USA |
Time in space | 24d 5h 38m |
Selection | NASA Group 11 (1985) |
Missions | STS-38 STS-48 STS-62 |
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Retirement | 1996 |
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