Jerry Lynn Ross (January 20, 1948, Crown Point, Indiana) is a United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Franklin Chang-Diaz).
Ross is married to the former Karen S. Pearson of Sheridan, Indiana. They have two children. He enjoys genealogy, stained glass, woodworking, photography, model rocketry, and flyin...
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Jerry Lynn Ross (January 20, 1948, Crown Point, Indiana) is a United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Franklin Chang-Diaz).
Ross is married to the former Karen S. Pearson of Sheridan, Indiana. They have two children. He enjoys genealogy, stained glass, woodworking, photography, model rocketry, and flying. Both his mother, Mrs. Phyllis E. Ross, and his father, Donald J. Ross, are deceased. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris D. Pearson, reside in Sheridan, Indiana. Jerry Ross Elementary School in Crown Point, Indiana was named after him.
Graduated from Crown Point High School, Crown Point, Indiana, in 1966; received bachelor of science and master of science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1970 and 1972, respectively.
Lifetime Member of the Association of Space Explorers, and the Purdue Alumni Association, a...
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