\"Amir 22\" Astronaut John Blaha Hand Signed 3X5 Card COA For Sale

Up for sale "Space Shuttle Astronaut" John Blaha Hand Signed 3X5 Card. This item is certified authentic by Todd

Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.

1942, in San Antonio, Texas) is a

retired United States Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space missions aboard

the Space Shuttle and Mir.

Blaha is married to the former Brenda I. Walters of St. Louis, Missouri. They

have three grown children and five grandchildren. Blaha graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1960; received a bachelor of science in engineering science from

the United States Air Force

Academy in 1965; and received a master of science in astronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1966. Blaha received his pilot wings at Williams Air Force Base,

Arizona, in 1967. He was subsequently assigned as an operational and A-37 aircraft (completing 361 combat missions in Vietnam). He attended the USAF

Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base,

California, in 1971, and piloted the NF-104 research aircraft to 104,400 feet. Following

graduation, he served as an F-104 instructor pilot at the test pilot school, teaching

low lift-to-drag approach, zoom, performance, stability/control, and spin

flight test techniques. In 1973, he was assigned as a test pilot working with the Royal Air Force at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down, United Kingdom. During a three-year tour, he

flew stability/control, performance, spin, and weapons delivery flight tests in

the SEPECAT Jaguar, Blackburn Buccaneer, BAE Hawk, and BAC Jet Provost aircraft. In 1976, he attended the U.S.

Air Force Air Command and Staff

College. After graduation, he was assigned to work for the Assistant

Chief of Staff, Studies and Analyses, at Headquarters USAF in the Pentagon. During this tour, he presented F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon study

results to Department

of Defense, State Department,

and Congressional staffs. Selected as an astronaut in May 1980, Blaha has

logged 161 days in space on five space missions. He served as pilot on STS-33 and STS-29, was spacecraft Commander on STS-58 and STS-43, served on Mir 22

as Board Engineer 2, and was a Mission Specialist on STS-79 and STS-81. In addition to flying five space missions, Blaha has

served as the Chairman, NASA Space Flight Safety Panel; Weather Manager,

Mission Management Team; lead spacecraft communicator; member, NASA Space

Shuttle Improvement Panel. Blaha also led the design, development, and

integration of the Orbiter Head Up Display system. Additionally, he led the

development of contingency abort procedures which significantly improve crew

survivability in the event of multiple main engine failures during ascent. He

has logged more than 7,000 hours of flying time in 34 different aircraft, and

has written numerous technical articles on spacecraft performance and control. John

Blaha retired from NASA in September 1997 to return to his hometown of San

Antonio, Texas, where he joined the executive management team of the United

Services Automobile Association.