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John Casper (born July 9 1943) is an United
States|American astronaut born in Georgia (U.S.
state)|Georgia.

Before he was an astronaut, Casper was a United
States Air Force fighter pilot in the Vietnam War.
He has logged over 7000 hours of flight time in 51
types of aircrafts. 

Casper became an astronaut in 1985. He has spent
over 825 hours in space on four spaceflights. 

In 1990, Casper made his first spaceflight aboard
STS-36. This was a United States Department of
Defense|Department of Defense mission. He flew
aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1993. The crew
deployed the Tracking and Data Relay satellite
during this mission. 

Casper made his third spaceflight aboard STS-62 in
1994. The crew performed experiments in chemistry
and space manufacturing. He made his last flight
in 1996 aboard STS-77. The crew made several
rendezvous sequences with four different
satellites.