Gregory Olsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gregory Olsen

American astronaut and businessman

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1945

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession: astronaut, engineer, entrepreneur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Gregory Hammond "Greg" Olsen (born April 20, 1945) is an American entrepreneur, engineer and scientist who, in October 2005, became the third private citizen to make a self-funded trip to the International Space Station with the company Space Adventures. Olsen was the co-founder and chairman of Sensors Unlimited Inc., a company developing optoelectronic devices such as sensitive near-infrared (NIR) and shortwave-infrared (SWIR) cameras.
One of Sensors Unlimited's major customers is NASA.
Currently, Olsen is President of GHO Ventures, LLC, in Princeton, New Jersey, where he manages his angel investments, South African winery, Montana ranch, and performs numerous speaking engagements to encourage children – especially minority and female children – to consider careers in science or engineering.
He also is a physics professor at Rider University.