Real/Birth Name:
Kalpana C. Chawla
Nickname(s):
KC
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
41
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Shuttle Columbia flight
STS-87 in 1997. Died in Columbia
STS-107 shuttle disaster.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Real/Birth Name:
Lido Anthony Iacocca
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
94
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
President of Chrysler.
U.S. Business Hall of Fame 1993.
Automotive Hall of Fame 1994.
Real/Birth Name:
Carl Walker
Gender:
Male
Brief Facts:
Resident of Washington, DC. An electrical engineer. Name is Swahili for "summoning the people." Album
Mass Instructions. Song
SonSun Dun
Real/Birth Name:
Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr.
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
95, 24 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
NASA engineer and manager. Flight director.
Real/Birth Name:
Judith Arlene Resnik
Also Known As:
Judith A. Resnik
Nickname(s):
Judy
J.R.
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
36
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
The second American woman astronaut, logging 145 hours in orbit. Shuttle flight
STS-41-D. On the Challenger shuttle flight
STS-51-L when it exploded.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.
Ohio Women's Hall of Fame 1984.
Real/Birth Name:
Hyman George Rickover
Also Known As:
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover
Hyman G. Rickover
Nickname(s):
Father of the Nuclear Navy
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
86
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Championed use of nuclear power in submarines.
Congressional Gold Medal 1958.
Congressional Gold Medal 1982.
Real/Birth Name:
Janice Elaine Ford
Also Known As:
Janice .Voss
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
55
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
NASA shuttle astronaut and engineer. Shuttle missions
STS-57 (1993),
STS-63 (1995),
STS-83 (1997),
STS-94 (1997) and
STS-99 (2000) as a mission specialist. Participated in the first Shuttle rendezvous with the
Mir space station on
STS-63. Flew around the station, but did not actually dock.
Real/Birth Name:
Sunita Pandya Krishna
Also Known As:
Sunita Lyn Williams
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
Age today:
53
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Test pilot and astronaut. Captain, US Navy. International Space Station
Expedition 14,
Expedition 15, and
Expedition 32/33. Was the longest spaceflight by a woman, 195 days.
Real/Birth Name:
Gimel Androus Keaton
Nickname(s):
The Sound of New York
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Age today:
45, 28 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
A&R/engineering specialist.