Portrait of John Casper
NASA
John Casper
John Casper is an American astronaut who was born on July 9, 1943 in
Georgia.
Before he was an astronaut, Casper was an Air Force fighter
pilot in the Vietnam war. He has flown over 7000 hours
in 51 types of aircraft.
Casper became an astronaut in 1985. He has spent over 825 hours in space
on four spaceflights.
In 1990, Casper made his first spaceflight aboard STS-36. This was a
Department of Defense mission. He flew aboard space shuttle Endeavour in
1993.
Casper made his third spaceflight aboard STS-62 in 1994. The crew
did tests in chemistry and space manufacturing. He made his
last flight in 1996 aboard STS-77.
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