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Jim Wetherbee

Portrait photograph of Jim Wetherbee

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Jim Wetherbee is a retired United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut, born on 27 November 1952. He flew six Space Shuttle missions: STS-32 in 1990, STS-52 in 1992, STS-63 in 1995, STS-86 in 1997, STS-102 in 2001 and STS-113 in 2002. He is the only American to have commanded five spaceflight missions. Wikidata records 66 days and 10 hours in space. His later flights were to the Russian station Mir and the International Space Station: STS-63 was a close approach to Mir, STS-86 docked with it, and STS-102 and STS-113 were station flights.

Born
27 November 1952
Country
United States
Flights
6: STS-32 (1990), STS-52 (1992), STS-63 (1995), STS-86 (1997), STS-102 (2001), STS-113 (2002)
Time in space
66 days 10 hours

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

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  1. Mir: 15 Years of Modules, Mold, Fire and a Progress Collision

    Classic Aerospace History
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Mir: 15 Years of Modules, Mold, Fire and a Progress Collision

Classic Aerospace History

Duration 45:51

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  1. Mir: 15 Years of Modules, Mold, Fire and a Progress Collision

    DocumentaryClassic Aerospace History · 45:51

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