Charles J. Precourt

Charles Joseph Precourt is a retired NASA astronaut. His career in flight began at an early age, and spans his entire lifetime. He served in the US Air Force, piloted numerous jet aircraft, and piloted and commanded the Space Shuttle. Notably, he piloted or commanded several missions which involved docking with the Russian Mir space station and was heavily involved in Russian/US Space relations as well as the International Space Station collaboration. He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1998 to 2002. He retired from the USAF with the rank of colonel.

29 June 1955

Born on the same birth day (29 June): Christine of Hesse • Corey Allen • David B. Mattingly • Fulgence Charpentier • Harry Schell • Heinz Harmel • Henry Hawtrey • Michael Porter Jr. • Nick Fry • Nicole Scherzinger • Pyotr Vasilevsky • Sławomir Mrożek • Éver Banega

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