Peter WisoffStatus: Retired 8/16/1958 – Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 6/21/1993 Last Flight: 10/11/2000Peter Jeffrey Kelsay Wisoff is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut. Wisoff qualified as mission specialist and flew in four manned Space Shuttle missions, with his first launch in 1993 and his last in 2000.LaunchesSpace Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-57Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-68Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-81Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-92National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationType: Government Abbreviation: NASA Administration: Administrator: Jim Bridenstine Founded: 1958 Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS Spacecraft: Orion Country: USAThe 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.