Andrew Allen
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Andrew Allen

Lt Col Andrew M. Allen
Born 1950s.
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Father: Charles Augustus Thuerrauch Allen
Mother: Loretta Helenclaire Tarnach

Andrew Michael "Andy" Allen (born 4 August 1955) is a retired American astronaut. A former Marine aviator and lieutenant colonel, he worked as a test pilot before joining NASA in 1987.

1955 Born in Richboro, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.
1977 Villanova University. Joined the US Marine Corps. During his Marine Corps carreer, he was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Defense
Superior
Service
Legion
of
Merit
Distinguished
Flying Cross
1987 Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 12. [1]
1992 Flew on Atlantis STS-46 as Pilot with Loren Shriver, Claude Nicollier, Marsha Ivins, Jeffrey Hoffman, Franklin Chang-Diaz and Franco Malerba. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 3. [2]
STS-46
NASA
Space Flight
1994 Flew on Columbia STS-62 as Pilot with John Casper, Pierre Thuot, Charles Gemar and Marsha Ivins. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 3. [2]
STS-62
NASA
Space Flight
1995 Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. [2]
NASA
Exceptional
Service
1996 Flew on Columbia STS-75 as Commander with Scott Horowitz, Jeffrey Hoffman, Maurizio Cheli, Claude Nicollier, Franklin Chang-Diaz and Umberto Guidoni. Awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal and the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 3. [2]
STS-75
NASA
Space Flight
1997 Retired from NASA and the Marine Corps. Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal. [2]
2004 Master's degree in Business Administration, University of Florida.

Sources

  1. ↑ Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List

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