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Taylor Gun-Jin Wang

Taylor Gun-Jin Wang

Taylor Gun-Jin Wang is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.

During their career, Taylor Gun-Jin Wang flew on 1 spaceflight, logging 7 days, 8 minutes, 42 seconds in space.

Taylor Gun-Jin Wang is a Chinese-born American scientist and in 1985, became the first person of Chinese origin to go into space. While an employee of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Wang was a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-51-B.

Career Statistics

Key facts and career statistics for Taylor Gun-Jin Wang
Date of Birth06/16/1940
StatusRetired
First Flight04/29/1985
Last Flight04/29/1985
In SpaceNo
Time in Space7 days, 8 minutes, 42 seconds
Landings1

Spaceflights by Taylor Gun-Jin Wang

Explore the 1 spaceflight Taylor Gun-Jin Wang participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.

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