5 Persons on Space Mission STS-51:

Carl Walz

space

Real/Birth Name:

Carl Walz

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-51, STS-65, STS-79, STS-108/111

Daniel Bursch

space

Real/Birth Name:

Daniel Bursch

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-51, STS-68, STS-77, STS-108/111

Frank Culbertson

space, aviator, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Frank Lee Culbertson Jr.

Also Known As:

Frank L. Culbertson Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 15, 1949

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot and astronaut. Missions STS-38, STS-51, STS-105, Expedition 3, STS-108. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2010.

James H. Newman

space, scientist

Real/Birth Name:

James Hansen Newman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 16, 1956

Age today:

61, 21 days before his 62^nd birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

(now Federated States of Micronesia), Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

Brief Facts:

Astronaut and physicist. Missions: STS-51, STS-69, STS-88, STS-109

William Readdy

space

Real/Birth Name:

William Readdy

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Quonset Point, Rhode Island, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-42, STS-51, STS-79