John E. Blaha
John Blaha | |
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| Born | John Elmer Blaha August 26, 1942 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Purdue University (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, US Air Force |
Time in space | 161 days, 2 hours and 45 minutes |
| Selection | NASA Group 9 (1980) |
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Mission insignia | |
John Elmer Blaha (born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas) is a retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space missions aboard the Space Shuttle and Mir.
Blaha is married to the former Brenda I. Walters of St. Louis, Missouri. They have three children.