Famous Astronauts From New Jersey You Should Know
We all know Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin is from New Jersey, but he is not the only astronaut to hail from the Garden State.
The Astronauts From New Jersey
Artemis II has the whole world excited about space again, and we want to celebrate that by paying tribute to astronauts with ties to New Jersey.
We found a great article on NJ Spotlight News that listed our Garden State astronaut heroes. Let's take a look at them.
Of course, Buzz Aldrin was part of the Apollo 11 Mission and, on July 20, 1969, became the second man to walk on the moon. He is a part of space history that can never be erased.
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Buzz Aldrin may be the most famous astronaut from New Jersey (he was born in Glen Ridge), but he is not the only one.
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Here are other astronauts from the Garden State. The article lists 11 more space adventurers from New Jersey.
There are Scott and Mark Kelly, both from Orange, Gregory Linteris from Englewood, and Garrett Reisman from Morristown.
Long List Of New Jersey Astronauts
Other New Jersey astronauts include William Pailes of Hackensack, George Zamka from Jersey City, and Rusty Schweickart of Neptune.
Of course, the first American woman to walk in space, Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan, was born in Paterson, Mark L. Polansky is from Paterson as well, and Kenneth Ham is from Plainfield.
Wally Schirra, from Hackensack, holds the record as the first astronaut to fly three times. He flew on Mercury 8, Gemini 6A, and Apollo 7. He passed away in 2007.
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