Jerry L. Ross

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Jerry L. Ross is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and NASA astronaut renowned for holding a record number of Space Shuttle flights and spacewalks during the construction of the International Space Station.

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Jerry L. Ross canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA astronaut
United States Air Force officer
aerospace engineer
human
academicDegree Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
awardReceived Defense Superior Service Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Legion of Merit
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
NASA Space Flight Medal
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1948-01-20
educatedAt Purdue University
employer NASA
surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
familyName Ross
fullName Jerry Lynn Ross
givenName Jerry
languageSpoken English
memberOf Purdue University Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Alumni
militaryBranch United States Air Force
militaryRank colonel
notableAchievement participated in the first assembly mission of the International Space Station (STS-88)
notablePublication Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA’s Record-Setting Frequent Flyer
notableWork assembly and construction of the International Space Station
numberOfEVAs 9
numberOfSpaceflights 7
occupation astronaut
engineer
placeOfBirth Crown Point, Indiana
surface form: Crown Point, Indiana, United States
recordHeld one of the first people to fly in space seven times
record number of Space Shuttle flights at the time of his retirement
religion Christianity
residence Indiana
surface form: Indiana, United States
retiredFromNASA 2012
selectedAsAstronaut 1980
sexOrGender male
spaceMission STS-110
STS-27
STS-37
STS-55
STS-61-B
STS-74
STS-88
totalEVATime more than 58 hours
totalTimeInSpace approximately 58 days

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STS-88 missionSpecialist Jerry L. Ross
STS-88 EVAcrew Jerry L. Ross
D-2 missionSpecialist Jerry L. Ross
STS-27 crewMember Jerry L. Ross
STS-27 missionSpecialist Jerry L. Ross
STS-110 missionSpecialist Jerry L. Ross