Brent W. Jett Jr.
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Brent W. Jett Jr. is a retired U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and later held leadership roles within the astronaut corps.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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United States Navy officer ⓘ human ⓘ naval aviator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Air Medal
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Defense Meritorious Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Defense Superior Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Meritorious Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Exceptional Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA Space Flight Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
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U.S. Naval Test Pilot School NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| employer |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| familyName | Jett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
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human spaceflight ⓘ |
| givenName | Brent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | retired ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
flew more than 5,000 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft
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logged over 1,000 hours in space ⓘ participated in assembly of the International Space Station ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Space Shuttle mission STS-115 resumption of ISS assembly after Columbia accident
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Space Shuttle mission STS-72 retrieval of Space Flyer Unit and OAST-Flyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle mission STS-81 fifth Shuttle-Mir docking mission NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle mission STS-97 delivery of P6 truss segment to the International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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naval aviator ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the Astronaut Office
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Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office ⓘ Director of Operations for NASA at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center ⓘ |
| residence | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOfSpaceFlights | 4 ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
STS-115
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STS-72 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-81 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-97 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleFlown |
Space Shuttle Atlantis
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Space Shuttle Endeavour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleRole |
commander
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pilot ⓘ |
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