Charles D. Gemar
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| Country: | United States |
| Organization: | NASA |
| selected on | June 4, 1985 ( 11th NASA Group ) |
| Calls: | 3 space flights |
| Start of the first space flight: |
November 16, 1990 |
| Landing of the last space flight: |
March 18, 1994 |
| Time in space: | 24d 5h 38min |
| retired on | 1996 |
| Space flights | |
Charles Donald "Sam" Gemar (born August 4, 1955 in Yankton , South Dakota ) is a former American astronaut .
education
Gemar received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy in 1979 . In 1973 Gemar joined the US Army and received his pilot's license there in 1980.
Astronaut activity
In June 1985, Gemar was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA .
STS-38
Gemar started on November 15, 1990 as a mission specialist on the space shuttle Atlantis for its first flight into space . A military spy satellite was deployed as a payload on behalf of the US Department of Defense .
STS-48
On September 12, 1991 Gemar started as a mission specialist with the space shuttle Discovery . During this five-day mission, the UARS satellite was deployed to explore the Earth's upper atmosphere . The 6.5 ton satellite performed one of the most detailed studies of the earth's atmosphere, including the ozone layer.
STS-62
On March 4, 1994 Gemar started as a mission specialist with the space shuttle Columbia for his third space flight . The payload was the United States Microgravity Payload 2 (USMP) and Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology 2 (OAST). With these payloads, the effects of weightlessness could be researched.
According to NASA
Since July 1998 Gemar has been Head of Flight Test Operations & Safety at the Bombardier Flight Test Center in Wichita , Kansas .
Private
Charles Gemar is married and has two children.
See also
Web links
- Short biography of Charles D. Gemar at spacefacts.de
- NASA biography of Charles D. Gemar (English; PDF)
- Biography of Charles D. Gemar in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
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| SURNAME | Gemar, Charles D. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gemar, Charles Donald (full name); Gemar, Sam (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronaut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yankton , South Dakota |