| Full Name: | Norman Earl Thagard |
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| Birthdate: | July 3, 1943 - Marianna, Florida |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering - Florida State University Doctor of Medicine - University of Texas, Dallas Master of Business Administration - University of Florida |
| Military Service: | Captain, United States Marine Corps Reserve |
| Selection: | NASA Group 8 (1978) |
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| STS-7 | STS-51 B | STS-30 | STS-42 | Soyuz TM-21 | Mir EO-18 | STS-71 |
| Challenger | Challenger | Atlantis | Discovery | - | - | Atlantis |
| June 18-24, 1983 | April 29-May 6, 1985 | May 4-8, 1989 | January 22-30, 1992 | March 14-September 11, 1995 | March 14-July 7, 1995 | June 27-July 7, 1995 |
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| Norman Thagard was the first American to fly onboard a Russian spacecraft. |
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| Norman Thagard during the STS-42 mission | Norman Thagard on the Mir space station | Norman Thagard with Russian President Boris Yeltsin |
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| Click to Return to Space Shuttle and Space Station Astronauts |