National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Byron K. Lichtenberg

United States of America

Byron K. Lichtenberg
Retired

Biography

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Byron Kurt Lichtenberg, Sc. D. (born February 19, 1948) is an American engineer and fighter pilot who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a Payload Specialist. In 1983, he and Ulf Merbold became the first Payload Specialists to fly on the shuttle.

Type

Government

Age

78

Date of Birth

February 19, 1948

First Flight

November 28, 1983

Last Flight

March 24, 1992

Career Stats

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2

Flights

2

Landings

0

Spacewalks

P19DT4H56M21S

Time in Space

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