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John E. Blaha

John Elmer Blaha (born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas) is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space missions aboard the Space Shuttle and Mir.

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Education
United States Air Force Academy (BS) Purdue University (MS)
Born
John Elmer Blaha (1942-08-26) August 26, 1942 (age 83) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Missions
STS-29 · STS-33 · STS-43 · STS-58 · STS-79/STS-81 (Mir EO‑22)
Rank
Colonel, US Air Force
Selection
NASA Group 9 (1980)
Time in space
161 days, 2 hours and 45 minutes

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John E. Blaha

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples13
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
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John E. Blaha

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Missions · 5
John E. Blaha → STS-29, STS-33, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79/STS-81 (Mir EO‑22)
related to External links · 3
John E. Blaha → Blaha, John, Spacefacts
Born · 1
John E. Blaha → John Elmer Blaha (1942-08-26) August 26, 1942 (age 83) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Education · 1
John E. Blaha → United States Air Force Academy (BS) Purdue University (MS)
Rank · 1
John E. Blaha → Colonel, US Air Force
Selection · 1
John E. Blaha → NASA Group 9 (1980)
Time in space · 1
John E. Blaha → 161 days, 2 hours and 45 minutes

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John E. BlahaBornJohn Elmer Blaha (1942-08-26) August 26, 1942 (age 83) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.1.00infobox
John E. BlahaEducationUnited States Air Force Academy (BS) Purdue University (MS)1.00infobox
John E. BlahaMissionsSTS-291.00infobox
John E. BlahaMissionsSTS-331.00infobox
John E. BlahaMissionsSTS-431.00infobox
John E. BlahaMissionsSTS-581.00infobox
John E. BlahaMissionsSTS-79/STS-81 (Mir EO‑22)1.00infobox
John E. BlahaRankColonel, US Air Force1.00infobox
John E. BlahaSelectionNASA Group 9 (1980)1.00infobox
John E. BlahaTime in space161 days, 2 hours and 45 minutes1.00infobox
John E. Blaharelated to External linksSpacefacts0.60section
John E. Blaharelated to External linksJohn0.60section

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