Norman Thagard
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 81 |
| Date of birth | July 3,1943 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Marianna |
| Florida | |
| United States | |
| Space missions | STS-7, STS-42, STS-71, STS-51-B, STS-30, Soyuz TM-21 |
| STS-71, STS-7, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21, STS-30, STS-51-B | |
| STS-7 | |
| STS-71 | |
| STS-42 | |
| STS-51-B | |
| STS-30 | |
| Soyuz TM-21 | |
| Job | Physician |
| Astronaut | |
| Scientist | |
| Education | University of Florida |
| Florida State University | |
| Awards | NASA Space Flight Medal |
| Air Medal | |
| NASA Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Vietnam Service Medal | |
| Order of Friendship | |
| Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration" | |
| Other name | Norman Earl Thagard |
| First space flight | STS-7 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 468766 |
Norman Thagard Life story
Norman Earl Thagard, M.D., is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He is the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, and can be considered the first American cosmonaut.
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