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• Stephen Thorne (astronaut) — Infobox Astronaut name =Stephen Thorne type =NASA Astronaut Candidate status =Deceased nationality =American date birth =February 11, 1952 date death =May 24, 1986 place birth =Frankfurt, Germany place death = occupation =Test pilot rank =Lt.… …   Wikipedia

• Steven Smith (astronaut) — Infobox Astronaut name =Steven Smith type =NASA Astronaut nationality =American status =Inactive, on special assignment date birth =December 30, 1958 place birth =Phoenix, Arizona occupation =Administrator selection =1992 NASA Group time =40d 00h …   Wikipedia

• Steven MacLean (astronaut) — Infobox Astronaut name =Steven MacLean type =NRC/CSA Astronaut status =Active nationality =Canadian date birth =birth date and age|1954|12|14 date death = place birth =Ottawa, Canada place death = occupation = rank = selection =1983 NRC Group… …   Wikipedia

• Michael Barratt (astronaut) — Michael Reed Barratt NASA Astronaut Nationality American Status Active …   Wikipedia

• George Nelson (astronaut) — Infobox Astronaut name =George Driver Pinky Nelson type =Astronaut nationality =American date birth =July 13, 1950 place birth =Charles City, Iowa occupation =Physicist selection =1978 NASA Group time =17d 02h 43m mission =STS 41 C, STS 61 C, STS …   Wikipedia

• Jose Hernández (astronaut) — Infobox Astronaut name = Jose Hernández type = NASA Astronaut status = Active nationality = American date birth = birth date and age|1962|8|7 date death = place birth = place death = occupation = Engineer rank = selection = 2004 NASA Group time …   Wikipedia