George D. Zamka

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George David "Zambo" Zamka is an American NASA astronaut and United States Marine Corps pilot with over 3500 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. Zamka piloted the Space Shuttle Discovery in its October 2007 mission to the International Space Station and served as the commander of mission STS-130 in February 2010.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

Born in

Jersey City

Education

U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School; Florida Institute of Technology; United States Naval Academy; Rochester Adams High School

Awards

Air Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Legionnaire of Legion of Merit; Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

From Wikidata.

• Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-130Commander · Success · with Kathryn P. Hire, Nicholas Patrick, Robert L. Behnken, Stephen Robinson, Terry W. VirtsFebruary 8, 2010 · 09:14 UTC
• Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-120Pilot · Success · with Daniel M. Tani, Douglas H. Wheelock, Pamela Melroy, Paolo Nespoli, Scott E. Parazynski, Stephanie WilsonOctober 23, 2007