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Mario Runco | |
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| Born | January 26, 1952 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | City College of New York (BS) Rutgers University, New Brunswick (MS) |
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| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander, USN (ret.) |
Time in space | 22d 23h 8m |
| Selection | NASA Group 12 (1987) |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 4h 28m |
| Missions | STS-44 STS-54 STS-77 |
Mission insignia |    |
Mario Runco Jr. is a former United States Naval officer and NASA astronaut. He was selected as an astronaut with in 1987.[1]: 76 He flew three Space Shuttle missions,[2] performed a spacewalk on his second mission, and is now retired both from NASA[3] and the U.S. Navy.
- ^ Nesbitt, Steve (5 June 1987). "87-028: NASA Selects 15 New Astronaut Candidates" (PDF). NASA News. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (January 2018). "Mario Runco, Jr" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; Sumner, Megan (5 January 2018). "Astronaut Mario Runco Jr. Retires from NASA". Press Releases. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.