Charles Precourt
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Charles Precourt

Col Charles J. Precourt
Born 1950s.
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
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Preceded by
Kenneth D. Cockrell		 Chief of the Astronaut Office
October 1998 - November 2002		 Succeeded by
Kent Rominger

Charles Joseph Precourt (born June 29, 1955) is a retired NASA astronaut.

1955 Born in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
1977 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy. Joined the US Air Force. During his Air Force career, he was awarded two Defense Superior Service Medals, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Meritorious Service Medals.
Defense
Superior
Service
Legion
of Merit
Distinguished
Flying
Cross
Meritorious
Service
1988 Master of Science in Engineering Management, Golden Gate University.
1990 Master of Arts in National Security Affairs and Strategic Studies, United States Naval War College. Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 13 [1]
1993 Flew on Columbia STS-55 as MS2 with Nagel, Henricks, Jerry L. Ross, Bernard A. Harris Jr, Ulrich Walter and Hans Schlegel. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 4. [2]
STS-55
NASA
Space Flight
1995 Flew on Atlantis STS-71 as Pilot with Gibson, Rex Walheim, Gregory Harbaugh, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Anatoly Solovyev and Nikolai Budarin. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 4. [2]
STS-71
NASA
Space Flight
1996 Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. [2]
NASA
Exceptional
Service
1997 Flew on Atlantis STS-84 as Commander with Collins, Leland D. Melvin, Carlos I. Noriega, Edward Lu and Michael Foale. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 4. [2]
STS-84
NASA
Space Flight
1998 Flew on Discovery STS-91 as Commander with Gorie, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Wendy Lawrence, Janet L. Kavandi and Valery Ryumin. Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, his first of 2, and the NASA Space Flight Medal, his fourth of 4. [2]
STS-91
NASA
Space Flight
1999 Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. [2]
NASA
Distinguished
Service
2000 Retired from the Air Force.
2002 Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, his second of 2. [2]
2005 Left NASA to join Thiokol
2006 Awarded the NASA Certificate of Appreciation. [2]
2012 Inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
  3. ↑ Hall of Fame Bio

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