Gregory C. Johnson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gregory C. Johnson
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Jul 30, 1954(1954-07-30)
Age	70
Birthplace	Seattle
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington
Horoscope	Cancer

Gregory C. Johnson Biography

Gregory C. Johnson is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on July 30, 1954 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Johnson was born on July 30 1954, on the streets of Seattle, Washington. He completed his studies at West Seattle High School in 1972. He graduated with an Associate of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Washington which he obtained in 1977. In college, he earned his commercial pilot certificate for civilians with single-engine landplane and multi-engine seaplane ratings.

The year 1984 was the first time Johnson attended his U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. After graduating, he went at Naval Weapons Center China Lake, California, performing flight tests on A-6E Intruder and F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. A-6E Intruder and F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. After his flight test tour, Lieutenant-Commander Johnson came back to NAS Whidbey Island for his department head’s trip in the operational squadron of A-6. After refresher training and an instructor’s tour with VA-128, Johnson transferred on to Attack Squadron 196 (VA-196) and was an A-6 pilot/mission commander , as well as A-6’s Aircraft Maintenance Department Head. While on this tour, he participated in an additional Western Pacific and Indian Ocean deployment, and the Northern Pacific deployment.

Johnson resigned his Regular Navy commission in 1990 and transferred back to the Naval Reserve while accepting a concurrent civil service position with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Aircraft Operations Division at Ellington Field, Texas. In his concurrent military capacity from 1990–2007, he was promoted to Commander and later to Captain in the Navy Reserve and was the Commanding Officer of four Navy Reserve units. He also served as a Senior Research Officer in a Science and Technology Unit of the Office of Naval Research based at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

Johnson graduated with fellow astronaut Gregory H. Johnson, in the 1998 NASA Group 17. Gregory H. served as ascent/reentry CAPCOM on mission STS-125, while Gregory C. piloted STS-125 on Atlantis. They are not related and can be distinguished by their call signs. Gregory H. Johnson is known as “Box”, while Gregory C. Johnson is known as “Ray J”.

In the year 1980, then Lieutenant junior grade Johnson was transferred into Attack Squadron 128 (VA-128) which was the A-6 Intruder Fleet Replacement Squadron located at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington and was then assigned from an A-6E Intruder attack bomber. Following the completion of the curriculum at VA-128 He was assigned to Attack Squadron 52 (VA-52) and completed two missions within the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. At the time the officer became a Lieutenant, and was then selected for an increase in his assignment for that of the Regular Navy.

Gregory C. Johnson Net Worth

Gregory C. Johnson is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gregory C. Johnson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gregory Carl “Ray J” Johnson (born July 30 1954), (Capt, USNR, Ret. ) is an former American Navy officer as well as aviator. He also served as a test pilot, engineer in aerospace as well as a NASA astronaut. His military service was in both and the United States Navy and the Navy Reserve. Johnson was the pilot of the Space Shuttle mission STS-125, the last Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.

Johnson was commissioned to become an Ensign with the United States Navy Reserve through Aviation Officer Candidate School at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida in September 1977 and was awarded his Naval Aviator wings via the Strike Jet training pipeline in December 1978. After completing his flight training, he became classified by the Selectively Retained Graduating (SERGRAD) and spent the year 1979 and the latter part of 1980 working in the role of instructor pilot on the TA-4J Skyhawk II aircraft.

In April 1990, Johnson was accepted as an aerospace engineer and research pilot at the NASA JSC Aircraft Operations Division, Ellington Field, Texas. He qualified as a T-38 Talon instructor pilot, functional check flight and examiner pilot, as well as Gulfstream I aircraft commander, WB-57F Canberra high altitude research pilot and KC-135 co-pilot. Additionally, he conducted flight test programs in the T-38 aircraft including JET-A airstart testing, T-38N avionics upgrade testing and the first flight of the T-38 inlet redesign aircraft. In 1994 he assumed duties as the Chief, Maintenance & Engineering Branch responsible for all maintenance and engineering modifications on NASA JSC’s 44 aircraft.

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Gregory Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gregory C. Johnson celebrates birthday on July 30 of every year.