7 Persons on Space Mission STS-61:

Claude Nicollier

space, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Claude Nicollier

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions:

.
International Space Hall of Fame.

Jeffrey Hoffman

space, educator, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Jeffrey Alan Hoffman

Also Known As:

Jeffrey A. Hoffman

Birth Date:

November 2, 1944

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio

- the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions

.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2007.

Kathryn Thornton

space, educator, scientist, hall of fame

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Kathryn Ryan Cordell

Also Known As:

Kathryn C. Thornton
Dr. Thornton

Birth Date:

August 17, 1952

Age today:

64, 22 days before her 65^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo

- the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

Orbital shuttle flights

in 1989,

in 1992, and

in 1993,

in 1995. Multiple spacewalks.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2010.

Ken Bowersox

space, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Ken Dwane Bowersox

Nickname(s):

Sox

Birth Date:

November 14, 1956

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio

- the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut, missions

, returning via

.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2010.

Richard Covey

space, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Richard Oswalt Covey

Also Known As:

Richard O. Covey

Birth Date:

August 1, 1946

Age today:

70, 6 days before his 71^st birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo

- the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions

.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2004.

Story Musgrave

space, doctor, aviator, writer, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Franklin Story Musgrave

Birth Date:

August 19, 1935

Age today:

81, 24 days before his 82^nd birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo

- the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Brief Facts:

Six space flights, mission specialist on

in 1983,

and

in 1985,

in 1989 and

in 1991, the payload commander on

STS-61

in 1993, mission specialist on

STS-80

in 1996.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2003.
International Space Hall of Fame.

Thomas Akers

space

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Thomas Akers

Birth Place:

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: