6 Persons on Space Mission STS-88:

Frederick Sturckow

space

Real/Birth Name:

Frederick Sturckow

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

La Mesa, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-88, STS-105, STS-117, STS-128

James H. Newman

space, scientist

Real/Birth Name:

James Hansen Newman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 16, 1956

Age today:

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

Jerry Ross (astronaut)

space, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Jerry Lynn Ross

Also Known As:

Jerry L. Ross

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 20, 1948

Age today:

71, 2 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Crown Point, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

As flight engineer, seven Space Shuttle missions: STS-61-B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55 and SpaceLab D2, STS-74, STS-88, STS-110. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2014.

Nancy J. Currie

space, aviator, educator, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Nancy Jane Decker

Also Known As:

Nancy Sherlock

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

December 29, 1958

Age today:

60, 24 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, STS-109. Women in Aviation, International Pioneers Hall of Fame 2014.

Robert Cabana

space, aviator, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Donald Cabana

Also Known As:

Robert D. Cabana

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 23, 1949

Age today:

69, 1 day before his 70^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot, astronaut, director at NASA'a John F. Kennedy Space Center. Missions STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2008.

Sergei Krikalev

space, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Sergei Krikalev

Gender:

Male

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: Soyuz TM-7, Soyuz TM-12/Soyuz TM-13, STS-60, STS-88, Soyuz TM-31/STS-102, Soyuz TMA-6. International Space Hall of Fame.