Charles J. Precourt

Charles Joseph Precourt is a retired NASA astronaut. His career in flight began at an early age, and spans his entire lifetime. He served in the US Air Force, piloted numerous jet aircraft, and piloted and commanded the Space Shuttle. Notably, he piloted or commanded several missions which involved docking with the Russian Mir space station and was heavily involved in Russian/US Space relations as well as the International Space Station collaboration. He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1998 to 2002. He retired from the USAF with the rank of colonel.

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Charles Joseph Precourt; Charles Precourt, Jr.
aircraft pilot, military officer, astronaut, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, Distinguished Flying Cross, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, 

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  STS-55 ⓘ
  flight of the US Space Shuttle in 1993

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  STS-71 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-84 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-91 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

United States, 

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Charles Precourt - Official portrait of astronaut

Charles Precourt - Official portrait of astronaut

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STS091-370-033 - STS-091 - Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station - DPLA - 39bc4806133b3eaeb851218d6f99b87c

STS091-370-033 - STS-091 - Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station - DPLA - 39bc4806133b3eaeb851218d6f99b87c

STS084-358-011 - STS-084 - Crewmembers with TIPS paper in flight deck - DPLA - 8fe785a886d2e075a4dd2504fc263273

STS084-358-011 - STS-084 - Crewmembers with TIPS paper in flight deck - DPLA - 8fe785a886d2e075a4dd2504fc263273

S91E5060 - STS-091 - Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station and shuttle orbiter - DPLA - ea659ba8894951916ded7ed8c7572062

S91E5060 - STS-091 - Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station and shuttle orbiter - DPLA - ea659ba8894951916ded7ed8c7572062

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	spaceflight	1993	STS-55	Bernard A. Harris, Charles J. Precourt, Hans Schlegel, Jerry L. Ross, Jr., Steven R. Nagel, Terence T. Henricks, Ulrich Walter, human spaceflight	Wikidata
class	spaceflight	1995	STS-71	Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Charles J. Precourt, Ellen S. Baker, Gennadi Strekalov, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Nikolai Budarin, Norman Thagard, Robert L. Gibson, Vladimir Dezhurov, human spaceflight	Wikidata
class	spaceflight	1997	STS-84	Carlos I. Noriega, Charles J. Precourt, Ed Lu, Eileen Collins, Jean-François Clervoy, Jerry M. Linenger, Michael Foale, Yelena Kondakova, human spaceflight	Wikidata
class	spaceflight	1998	STS-91	Andy Thomas, Charles J. Precourt, Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Franklin Chang-Díaz, Janet L. Kavandi, Valery Ryumin, Wendy B. Lawrence, human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		KSC-95EC-0869		Commons
commons	image		Charles Precourt - Official portrait of astronaut		Commons
commons	image		Charles Precourt - Official portrait of astronaut		Commons
commons	image		KSC-95EC-0869		Commons
commons	image		STS091-370-033 - STS-091 - Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station - DPLA - 39bc4806133b3eaeb851218d6f99b87c		Commons
commons	image		STS091-370-033 - STS-091 - Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station - DPLA - 39bc4806133b3eaeb851218d6f99b87c		Commons
commons	image		STS084-358-011 - STS-084 - Crewmembers with TIPS paper in flight deck - DPLA - 8fe785a886d2e075a4dd2504fc263273		Commons
commons	image		STS084-358-011 - STS-084 - Crewmembers with TIPS paper in flight deck - DPLA - 8fe785a886d2e075a4dd2504fc263273		Commons
commons	image		S91E5060 - STS-091 - Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station and shuttle orbiter - DPLA - ea659ba8894951916ded7ed8c7572062		Commons
commons	image		S91E5060 - STS-091 - Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station and shuttle orbiter - DPLA - ea659ba8894951916ded7ed8c7572062		Commons