Jerry L. Ross, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jerry L. Ross

American astronaut

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1948

Place of Birth: Crown Point, Indiana, United States

Profession: astronaut, military officer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jerry Lynn Ross (born January 20, 1948, Crown Point, Indiana) is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut.
He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the joint record holder for most spaceflights (a record he shares with Franklin Chang-Diaz).
His papers, photographs and many personal items are in the Barron Hilton Flight and Space Exploration Archives at Purdue University.
He was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame during ceremonies in May 2014. Ross is the author of Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer (Purdue University Press, 2013) with John Norberg.
In March 2014 it was announced "Spacewalker" will be available in a French translation through the specialist aerospace publisher Altipresse. Fellow astronaut Chris Hadfield describes Ross in his autobiography, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, as "the embodiment of the trustworthy, loyal, courteous and brave astronaut archetype."