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Byron K. Lichtenberg

1948 - Today

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Byron Kurt Lichtenberg (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Byron K. Lichtenberg is the 373rd most popular astronaut (up from 404th in 2024), the 13,317th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,060th in 2019) and the 186th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Byron K. Lichtenberg ranks 373 out of 556. Before her are Jean-François Clervoy, Andreas Mogensen, Roman Romanenko, Frederick D. Gregory, James Buchli, and George Nelson. After her are Liu Wang, Maurizio Cheli, Aleksandr Skvortsov, Aleksey Ovchinin, Stephen Robinson, and Thomas Pesquet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Byron K. Lichtenberg ranks 741. Before her are Errol Morris, Jacky Duguépéroux, Calvin Murphy, Csaba Hegedűs, Oleg Dolmatov, and David Davis. After her are Raymond Keene, Patrika Darbo, Dan Issel, Robert J. Cenker, José Navarro, and Georgia Engel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Byron K. Lichtenberg ranks 13,321 out of 20,380. Before her are Michelle Thomas (1968), Merritt Giffin (1887), Olympia Snowe (1947), Alison Krauss (1971), Horatio Greenough (1805), and Joycelyn Elders (1933). After her are Jayma Mays (1979), Shane Mosley (1971), Audrey Patterson (1926), Barrett Strong (1941), Justin Cronin (1962), and William Grant Still (1895).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Byron K. Lichtenberg ranks 186. Before her are Curtis Brown (1956), Frederick Hauck (1941), John-David F. Bartoe (1944), Frederick D. Gregory (1941), James Buchli (1945), and George Nelson (1950). After her are Stephen Robinson (1955), James S. Voss (1949), Jan Davis (1953), Robert J. Cenker (1948), Ed Lu (1963), and Nicole Stott (1962).

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