John Blaha

John Elmer Blaha
Astronaut NASA
Státní příslušnostUSA
Datum narození26. srpna 1942 (81 let)
Místo narozeníUSA Texas, USA
Předchozí
zaměstnání		vojenský pilot
Čas ve vesmíru161d 02h 45m
Kosmonaut od1980
MiseSTS-29, STS-33, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79, STS-81
Znaky misí, , , , ,
Kosmonaut do1997
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John Elmer Blaha (* 26. srpna 1942 San Antonio, Texas) je bývalý americký astronaut českého původu.

Původ

John Blaha patří mezi kosmonauty českého původu. Jeho dědeček Antonín Blaha pocházel z Herálce u Humpolce.[1] Otec i otcův bratr byli vynikající letci.

Životopis

Prošel několika školami

  • Granby High School, Norfolk, (VA, USA) – ukončil r. 1960
  • Purdue University, získal MS – ukončil r. 1966
  • United States Air Force Academy získal BS technických věd r. 1976

Pilotní výcvik ukončil r. 1967 na Williams AFB (Arizona).

  • USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School, Edwards AFB (CA), USA v letech 1971–1972
  • Air Command and Staff College (USA) 1976

V letech 1976 až 1980 pracoval na velitelství USAF, to už dosáhl hodnosti plukovníka.

Lety do vesmíru

V lednu 1980 absolvoval výcvik jako pilot raketoplánu spolu s dalšími připravujícími se astronauty USA. V letech 1989–1997 podnikl pět výprav do vesmíru na palubě tří raketoplánů:

Vyznamenání

Americká vyznamenání

  • Defense Superior Service Medal
  • Legion of Merit
  • Distinguished Flying Cross – udělen dvakrát
  • Defense Meritorious Service Medal
  • Medaile za vzornou službu – udělena třikrát
  • Air Medal – udělena osmnáctkrát
  • Air Force Commendation Medal
  • NASA Distinguished Service Medal – udělena dvakrát
  • NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
  • NASA Exceptional Service Medal
  • NASA Space Flight Medal – udělena pětkrát

Zahraniční vyznamenání

Po letech

Z NASA a z armády odešel v září 1997 jako jeden z nejzkušenějších astronautů.

26. října 2001 navštívil na pozvání náčelníka generálního štábu Armády České republiky Jiřího Šedivého spolu s dalším astronautem hlásícím se k českým předkům – Eugenem Cernanem – Českou republiku.

Odkazy

Reference

  1. ↑ GRÜN, Marcel. Tiskové prohlášení České astronomické společnosti číslo 30 z 22. října 2001: Setkání slavných kosmických veteránů v České republice [online]. Česká astronomická společnost, 2001-10-22 [cit. 2008-10-26]. Dostupné online. 

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