Jerry L. Ross

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Jerry Lynn Ross is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the joint record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Franklin Chang-Diaz). His papers, photographs and many personal items are in the Barron Hilton Flight and Space Exploration Archives at Purdue University. He was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame during ceremonies in May 2014. Ross is the author of Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer (Purdue University Press, 2013) with John Norberg. In March 2014 it was announced "Spacewalker" will be available in a French translation through the specialist aerospace publisher Altipresse. Fellow astronaut Chris Hadfield describes Ross in his autobiography, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, as "the embodiment of the trustworthy, loyal, courteous and brave astronaut archetype."

Biography from Launch Library 2.

• Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-110Mission Specialist · SuccessApril 8, 2002
• Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-88Mission Specialist · SuccessDecember 4, 1998
• Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-74Mission Specialist · SuccessNovember 12, 1995
• Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-55Mission Specialist · SuccessApril 26, 1993
• Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-37Mission Specialist · SuccessApril 5, 1991
• Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-27Mission Specialist · SuccessDecember 2, 1988
• Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-61-BMission Specialist · SuccessNovember 27, 1985

• STS-110 EVA 46h 37m2002-04-16
• STS-110 EVA 27h 30m2002-04-13
• STS-88 EVA 36h 59m1998-12-12
• STS-88 EVA 27h 2m1998-12-09
• STS-88 EVA 17h 21m1998-12-07
• STS-37 EVA 2 (Placeholder)5h 47m1991-04-08
• STS-37 EVA 1 (Placeholder)4h 26m1991-04-07
• STS-61-B EVA 2 (Placeholder)6h 41m1985-12-01
• STS-61-B EVA 1 (Placeholder)5h 32m1985-11-29