5 Persons on Space Mission STS-8:

Dale Gardner

space

Real/Birth Name:

Dale Gardner

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Fairmont, Minnesota, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-8, STS-51-A

Daniel Brandenstein

space, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Daniel Charles Brandenstein

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 17, 1943

Age today:

76, 34 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Watertown, Wisconsin, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Shuttle Missions STS-8, STS-51-G, STS-32, STS-49. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2003.

Guion Bluford

space, engineer, aviator, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.

Nickname(s):

Guy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 22, 1942

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut, missions STS-8, STS-61-A , STS-39, STS-53. The first African-American in space. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2010. International Space Hall of Fame.

Richard Truly

space, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Richard Harrison Truly

Also Known As:

Richard H. Truly

Nickname(s):

Dick

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 12, 1937

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Fayette, Mississippi, USA

Brief Facts:

The first astronaut to head NASA. Missions ALT (Approach and Landing Tests), STS-2, STS-8. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2001. Presidential Citizens Medal 1989.

William E. Thornton

space, doctor

Real/Birth Name:

William Edgar Thornton

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

April 14, 1929

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Faison, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut and doctor. Missions: STS-8, STS-51-B with Spacelab-3