Status: Retired
11/27/1952 –
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 1/9/1990
Last Flight: 11/23/2002
James Donald “Wxb” Wetherbee is an American former naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions and is the only American to have commanded five spaceflight missions.
Launches
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-32
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-52
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-63
- Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-86
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-102
- Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-113
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Abbreviation: NASA
Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
Founded: 1958
Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
Spacecraft: Orion
Country: USA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.