Peter Wisoff



Portrait of Peter Wisoff
Courtesy of NASA

Peter Wisoff is an American astronaut who was born on August 16, 1958, in Virginia.

Wisoff became an astronaut in 1991. He has spent over 754 hours in space on three spaceflights.

In 1993, Wisoff made his first spaceflight aboard STS-57. In 1994, Wisoff flew aboard STS-68. The crew observed Earth with telescopes.

Wisoff made his most recent flight aboard STS-81 in 1997. The shuttle docked with the Russian Mir Space Station for 10 days.


Peter Wisoff



Portrait of Peter Wisoff
Courtesy of NASA

Peter Wisoff is an American astronaut who was born on August 16, 1958, in Virginia. Before he became an astronaut, Wisoff was a physicist at Stanford.

Wisoff became an astronaut in 1991. He has spent over 754 hours in space on three spaceflights.

In 1993, Wisoff made his first spaceflight aboard STS-57. The crew conducted several tests in life sciences. In 1994, Wisoff flew aboard STS-68. The crew observed Earth with telescopes.

Wisoff made his most recent flight aboard STS-81 in 1997. The shuttle docked with the Russian Mir Space Station for 10 days.


Peter Wisoff



Portrait of Peter Wisoff
Courtesy of NASA

Peter Wisoff is an American astronaut who was born on August 16, 1958, in Virginia. Before he became an astronaut, Wisoff was a physicist at Stanford.

Wisoff became an astronaut in 1991. He has spent over 754 hours in space on three spaceflights.

In 1993, Wisoff made his first spaceflight aboard STS-57. The crew conducted several experiments in materials and life science research. In 1994, Wisoff flew aboard STS-68. The crew observed Earth with radar telescopes.

Wisoff made his most recent flight aboard STS-81 in 1997. The shuttle docked with the Russian Mir Space Station for 10 days.



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