Charles Precourt | |
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| Born | Charles Joseph Precourt June 29, 1955 Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Golden Gate University (MS) Naval War College (MA) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, USAF |
Time in space | 38d 20h 16m |
| Selection | NASA Group 13 (1990) |
| Missions | STS-55 STS-71 STS-84 STS-91 |
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Charles Joseph Precourt (born June 29, 1955) 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.