Jim Wetherbee

Jim Wetherbee
Born
James Donald Wetherbee

(1952-11-27) November 27, 1952 (age 72)
Other namesWxb
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (BS)
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
66d 10h 23m
SelectionNASA Group 10 (1984)
MissionsSTS-32
STS-52
STS-63
STS-86
STS-102
STS-113
Mission insignia
RetirementJanuary 3, 2005

James Donald "Wxb" Wetherbee (born November 27, 1952)[1] (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired United States Navy 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.[1]

  1. ^ a b "James D. Wetherbee" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. January 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.