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Jerome Apt

Jerome "Jay" Apt III is an American astronaut and professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1985. Apt's NASA career included four spaceflights: STS-37, STS-47, STS-59, and STS-79.

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Jerome Apt
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8/14/2025, 7:26:18 PM
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Biography
Jerome "Jay" Apt III is an American astronaut and professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1985. Apt's NASA career included four spaceflights: STS-37, STS-47, STS-59, and STS-79.
Birth Date
1949-04-28
Eva Min
649
Evas
2
Flights
0
Gender
male
In Space
No
In Space Min
50,820
Landings
0
Nationalities
US