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Frederick W. Sturckow

1961 - Today

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Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow (born August 11, 1961) is an engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut, and commercial spacecraft pilot. Sturckow is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions and six Virgin Galactic suborbital space flights, earning him record of being launched into space more than any other human, as of November 2025. He flew as a pilot on STS-88 and STS-105 and as a commander on STS-117 and STS-128. All four missions docked with the International Space Station, making Sturckow one of three American astronauts to visit the station four times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick W. Sturckow is the 517th most popular astronaut (down from 476th in 2024), the 17,311th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,573rd in 2019) and the 288th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Frederick W. Sturckow ranks 517 out of 556. Before him are Thomas Marshburn, James D. Halsell, Thomas David Jones, Stephen Frick, Deng Qingming, and Mark T. Vande Hei. After him are Marcus Wandt, Christopher Cassidy, Lee Morin, Michael S. Hopkins, Sergey Ryazansky, and Hayley Arceneaux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Frederick W. Sturckow ranks 1,001. Before him are Kerry Dixon, Carlos Muñoz, Lea Henry, Grant Hart, Kevin Cramer, and David Vitter. After him are Ross Tong, David Kaufman, Clive Allen, Peter Obi, Jim Cornette, and Yolanda Adams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frederick W. Sturckow ranks 17,318 out of 20,380. Before him are D'Angelo Russell (1996), Mark Johnson (1957), Joseph Sikora (1976), Trae Young (1998), Terance Mann (1996), and Rosabell Laurenti Sellers (1996). After him are Ashley Jones (1976), Mark Kirk (1959), Heath Slater (1983), LaMelo Ball (2001), Lee Thompson (null), and Bill Haslam (1958).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Frederick W. Sturckow ranks 288. Before him are Peter Wisoff (1958), Thomas Marshburn (1960), James D. Halsell (1956), Thomas David Jones (1955), Stephen Frick (1964), and Mark T. Vande Hei (1966). After him are Christopher Cassidy (1970), Lee Morin (1952), Michael S. Hopkins (1968), Hayley Arceneaux (1991), Charles Camarda (1952), and Paul W. Richards (1964).

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