John E. Blaha
John Elmer Blaha is an Air Force test pilot, NASA astronaut, shuttle , and Mir resident. Flew multiple shuttle missions and lived aboard Mir during Shuttle-Mir operations.
- Born
- August 26, 1942
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- San Antonio, Texas,United States
Flights
5
Spacewalks
0
EVA time
N/A
In space
161 days, 2 hours, 45 minutes
Bio
Before and around spaceflight, John E.Before and around spaceflight, Blaha developed a technical foundation through study at United States Air Force Academy and Purdue University. That background matters because the shuttle era depended on astronauts who could move between spacecraft operations, payload science, robotics, aviation, and public-facing international work.
Blaha flew on STS-29, STS-33, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79, Mir EO-22, STS-81 during the operational Space Shuttle era.
Flew five shuttle missions and one long-duration Mir stay. Commanded STS-43 and STS-58. Lived aboard Mir as part of Shuttle-Mir.