Nationality American Other occupation Engineer, Test Pilot Selection 1978 NASA Group Name James Buchli First space flight STS-51-C | Status Retired Time in space 20d 10h 25m Mission insignia Role Astronaut Space agency NASA | |
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Born June 20, 1945 (age 78)
New Rockford, North Dakota ( 1945-06-20 ) Space missions STS-61-A, STS-48, STS-51-C, STS-29 Education United States Naval Academy, University of West Florida Rank Colonel, United States Marine Corps Similar People Henry Hartsfield, Steven R Nagel, Bonnie J Dunbar, Reinhard Furrer, John E Blaha | ||
Jim Buchli is an ex NASA astronaut who took a Masters degree in Aerospace Systems at the University of West Florida qualifying in 1975.
He had previously been in the Marines as an aviator stationed in the far east and the masters level aero program allowed him to apply and be accepted in the US Marine Corps, Masters Degree Program. He then attended the US Navy Test Pilot School and was subsequently selected as a NASA Astronaut. He was from 1978 to 1992 a NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut.
Buchli currently works as an aerospace executive involved in the design of hardware for NASA’s human spaceflight programs.
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