Mark L. Polansky

Mark Polansky
Polansky in January 2001
Born
Mark Lewis Polansky

(1956-06-02) June 2, 1956 (age 68)
Other namesRoman
EducationPurdue University (BS, MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
41d 10h 50m
SelectionNASA Group 16 (1996)
MissionsSTS-98
STS-116
STS-127
Mission insignia

Mark Lewis "Roman" Polansky (born June 2, 1956, in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American aerospace engineer and research pilot and a former NASA astronaut. Polansky received the nickname "Roman" as a joke, because he shares a last name with director Roman Polanski. He flew on three Space Shuttle missions: STS-98, STS-116, and STS-127 and was first person of Korean ancestry in space.[1]

  1. ^ "Meet the astronauts of color before NASA's Artemis team". CNN. Retrieved May 6, 2022.