John E. Blaha

John E. Blaha

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 six Space Shuttle missions and a stay on the Mir space station.

Married to the former Brenda I. Walters of St. Louis, Missouri, they have three grown children and two grandchildren.

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