4 Persons on Space Mission STS-9:

Brewster Shaw

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Real/Birth Name:

Brewster Hopkinson Shaw Jr.

Also Known As:

Brewster H. Shaw

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 16, 1945

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Cass City, Michigan, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions STS-9, STS-61-B, STS-28. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2006.

Byron Lichtenberg

space

Real/Birth Name:

Byron Lichtenberg

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-9, STS-45

John Young

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Real/Birth Name:

John Watts Young

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 24, 1930

Death Date:

January 5, 2018

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Missions Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10 (orbited the moon). Shuttle flights STS-1 and STS-9 (with SpaceLab 1) as Commander. Apollo 16 to the moon surface. Drove the Lunar Rover. Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1974-1987. Texas Aviation Hall of Fame 2003. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993. Congressional Space Medal of Honor 1981. International Space Hall of Fame. National Aviation Hall of Fame 1988.

Ulf Merbold

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Real/Birth Name:

Ulf Merbold

Gender:

Male

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-9, STS-42, Soyuz TM-20/19