Jerome Apt III
252
Jerome Apt III
b. Apr 28, 1949
LIFE FORM
Gender
Occupation
Scientist
MISSIONS
4
TIME IN SPACE
35D:07H:10M
SPACEWALKS
2
SPACEWALK TIME
00D:10H:13M
Jerome Apt III
252
Jerome Apt III
b. Apr 28, 1949
LIFE FORM
Gender
Occupation
Scientist
MISSIONS
4
TIME IN SPACE
35D:07H:10M
SPACEWALKS
2
SPACEWALK TIME
00D:10H:13M
Badges
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
This astronaut crossed the Kármán Line (100 km), the internationally accepted boundary of space.
Space Resident
Space Resident
This astronaut has spent over a month in space.
Crewmates
Robert L. Gibson
139
Robert L. Gibson
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
5
MISSIONS
36
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
Steven R. Nagel
177
Steven R. Nagel
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
4
MISSIONS
30.1
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
Jerry L. Ross
199
Jerry L. Ross
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
7
MISSIONS
58
DAYS IN SPACE
9
SPACEWALKS
2.4
DAYS SPACEWALKING
ISS Visitor
ISS Visitor
ISS Visitor
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Elite Spacewalker
Elite Spacewalker
Elite Spacewalker
Frequent Flyer
Frequent Flyer
Frequent Flyer
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
Frequent Walker
Frequent Walker
Frequent Walker
John E. Blaha
222
John E. Blaha
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
5
MISSIONS
161.1
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
Mark C. Lee
225
Mark C. Lee
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
4
MISSIONS
32.9
DAYS IN SPACE
4
SPACEWALKS
1.1
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
Thomas D. Akers
242
Thomas D. Akers
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
4
MISSIONS
33.9
DAYS IN SPACE
4
SPACEWALKS
1.2
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
Kenneth D. Cameron
250
Kenneth D. Cameron
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
3
MISSIONS
23.4
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
Linda M. Godwin
251
Linda M. Godwin
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
4
MISSIONS
38.3
DAYS IN SPACE
2
SPACEWALKS
0.4
DAYS SPACEWALKING
ISS Visitor
ISS Visitor
ISS Visitor
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
Sidney M. Gutierrez
260
Sidney M. Gutierrez
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
2
MISSIONS
20.3
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
William F. Readdy
273
William F. Readdy
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
3
MISSIONS
28
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Kevin P. Chilton
280
Kevin P. Chilton
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
3
MISSIONS
29.3
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Curtis L. Brown Jr.
289
Curtis L. Brown Jr.
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
6
MISSIONS
57.7
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Frequent Flyer
Frequent Flyer
Frequent Flyer
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
N. Jan Davis
290
N. Jan Davis
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
3
MISSIONS
28.1
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
<.1
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Mae C. Jemison
291
Mae C. Jemison
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
1
MISSIONS
7.9
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
First African American Woman in Space
First African American Woman in Space
First African American Woman in Space
Mamoru Mohri
292
Mamoru Mohri
Japan
Japan
NASDA
NASDA
2
MISSIONS
19.2
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Michael R. Clifford
294
Michael R. Clifford
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
3
MISSIONS
27.8
DAYS IN SPACE
1
SPACEWALKS
0.3
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Carl E. Walz
310
Carl E. Walz
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
4
MISSIONS
230.5
DAYS IN SPACE
3
SPACEWALKS
0.8
DAYS SPACEWALKING
ISS Visitor
ISS Visitor
ISS Visitor
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
Thomas D. Jones
317
Thomas D. Jones
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
4
MISSIONS
53
DAYS IN SPACE
3
SPACEWALKS
0.8
DAYS SPACEWALKING
ISS Visitor
ISS Visitor
ISS Visitor
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
Terrence W. Wilcutt
325
Terrence W. Wilcutt
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
4
MISSIONS
42
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
Bio

Jerome "Jay" Apt III, born April 28, 1949, in Springfield, Massachusetts, considers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, his hometown. A physicist and former NASA astronaut, he earned his bachelor's degree in physics from Harvard College in 1971 and a doctorate in physics from MIT in 1976. Before joining NASA, he conducted planetary research and worked on the Pioneer Venus Mission. Selected as an astronaut in 1985, Apt flew four space shuttle missions, logging over 847 hours in space and completing two spacewalks. He contributed to missions deploying the Gamma Ray Observatory, conducting life science experiments, and docking with the Russian Mir space station. After leaving NASA in 1997, he became Director of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Courtesy of NASA.

WIKIPEDIA EXCERPT
Jerome "Jay" Apt III (born April 28, 1949) is an American astronaut and professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Before becoming an astronaut, Apt was a physicist who worked on the Pioneer Venus 1978 space probe project, and used visible light and infrared techniques to study the planets and moons of the solar system from ground-based observatories.