7 Persons on Space Mission STS-96:

Dan Barry

space, doctor, inventor, educator

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Daniel Thomas Barry

Also Known As:

Daniel T. Barry
Daniel Barry

Birth Date:

December 30, 1953

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn

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

Birth Place:

Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut and medical doctor, on crew for missions

STS-72

(Endeavour),

STS-96

(Discovery), the first mission to dock with the ISS, and

STS-105

(Discovery), with over 734 hours in space, and four spacewalks.
Contestant for TV series:

Survivor: Panama - Exile Island

Ellen Ochoa

space

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Ellen Ochoa

Birth Date:

May 10, 1958

Age today:

59, 14 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

- the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions:

Julie Payette

space

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Julie Payette

Birth Date:

October 20, 1963

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra

- the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions:

STS-96

STS-127

. Appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Kent Rominger

space, aviator, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Kent Vernon Rominger

Nickname(s):

Rommel

Birth Date:

August 7, 1956

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo

- the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Del Norte, Colorado, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot. Astronaut, shuttle missions

. Chief of the Astronaut Office 2002-2006.
Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame 2912.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2015.

Rick Husband

space, accident, Columbia, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Rick Douglas Husband

Also Known As:

Rick D. Husband

Birth Date:

July 12, 1957

Death Date:

February 1, 2003

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer

- the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Amarillo, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Shuttle mission

STS-96

in 1999. Died in Columbia

STS-107

shuttle disaster.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.

Tamara E. Jernigan

space, scientist

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Tamara Elizabeth Jernigan

Nickname(s):

Tammy

Birth Date:

May 7, 1959

Age today:

58, 17 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

- the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Relationships:

wife of

Peter Wisoff

Younger than Peter Wisoff by less than 1 year.

Details - all relationships

List - people connecting

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions:

Valery Tokarev

space

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Valery Tokarev

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions:

STS-96

Soyuz TMA-7