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Scott E. Parazynski

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Scott Edward Parazynski (born July 28, 1961, in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut. A veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and seven spacewalks, Parazynski's latest mission was STS-120 in October 2007 – highlighted by a dramatic, unplanned extra-vehicular activity (EVA) to repair a live solar array. In May 2016 he was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. He retired from NASA in March 2009 to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities in the private sector, and he is currently the CEO of a technology start-up. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Scott E. Parazynski is the 479th most popular astronaut (up from 522nd in 2024), the 16,098th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,779th in 2019) and the 258th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Scott E. Parazynski ranks 479 out of 556. Before him are Sherwood C. Spring, Steven Smith, Chen Dong, Zhang Xiaoguang, William F. Readdy, and James A. Pawelczyk. After him are James F. Reilly, David Saint-Jacques, David Leestma, Michael J. Bloomfield, Francisco Rubio, and Richard M. Linnehan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Scott E. Parazynski ranks 939. Before him are Joanna Scanlan, Steve Purcell, Akira Kuroiwa, Jean-Philippe Rohr, Götz Spielmann, and Kate Vernon. After him are Steve Nicol, Franco Navarro, Shannon Smith, Abdelhamid Sadmi, Liam Fox, and Takeshi Oki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott E. Parazynski ranks 16,105 out of 20,380. Before him are Matt Mead (1962), Ali Wong (1982), Gregg Berhalter (1973), Penny Singleton (1908), Sasha Barrese (1981), and Adrian Lamo (1981). After him are Troy Aikman (1966), Liam Aiken (1990), Harris Wofford (1926), Jason London (1972), Angel Martino (1967), and Catherine Cortez Masto (1964).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Scott E. Parazynski ranks 258. Before him are Richard R. Arnold (1963), Robert Curbeam (1962), Sherwood C. Spring (1944), Steven Smith (1958), William F. Readdy (1952), and James A. Pawelczyk (1960). After him are James F. Reilly (1954), David Leestma (1949), Michael J. Bloomfield (1959), Francisco Rubio (1975), Richard M. Linnehan (1957), and Terry Hart (1946).

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