Peter Wisoff

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Wisoff
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Aug 16, 1958(1958-08-16)
Age	66
Birthplace	Norfolk
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Leo

Peter Wisoff Biography

Peter Wisoff is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on August 16, 1958 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Physicist who took part in four NASA spaceflights. He participated in 1993 and 1994 missions on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, in a 1997 mission on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, and in a 2000 mission on the Space Shuttle Discovery.

He and Ronald Grabe both participated in NASA’s STS-57 Space Shuttle mission.

Wisoff graduated from Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, Virginia, in 1976, received a bachelor of science degree in physics (with Highest Distinction) from University of Virginia in 1980, a master of science degree and a doctorate in applied physics from Stanford University in 1982 and 1986 respectively.

Selected by NASA in January 1990, Wisoff became an astronaut in July 1991. He is qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. His technical assignments to date include: spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) in Mission Control; flight software verification in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL); coordinating flight crew equipment; evaluating extravehicular activity (EVA) equipment and techniques for the construction of Space Station; lead for the Payloads and Habitability Branch of the Astronaut Office. A veteran of four space flights, STS-57 in 1993, STS-68 in 1994, STS-81 in 1997 and STS-92 in 2000, Wisoff has logged a total of 42 days, 56 hours, 1 minute and 48 seconds in space, including 19 hours and 53 minutes of EVA time in three space walks.

He married Tamara Jernigan.

Peter Wisoff Net Worth

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

He earned his BA from the University of Virginia and his PhD from Stanford University.

He conducted over nineteen hours of EVA (extra-vehicular activity).

Peter Jeffrey Kelsay Wisoff (born August 16, 1958) is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut. Wisoff qualified as mission specialist and flew in four manned Space Shuttle missions, with his first launch in 1993 and his last in 2000.

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According to our records, Peter Wisoff married to Tamara E. Jernigan. As of December 1, 2023, Peter Wisoff’s is not dating anyone.

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Wisoff’s graduate work at Stanford University (as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow) focused on development of short wavelength lasers. Wisoff later joined the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rice University. His research focused on the development of new vacuum ultraviolet and high intensity laser sources. He also collaborated with researchers from regional Texas Medical Centers on the applications of lasers to the reconstruction of damaged nerves and has collaborated with researchers at Rice University on new techniques for growing and evaluating semiconductor materials using lasers. Wisoff has contributed numerous papers at technical conferences and in journals in the areas of lasers and laser applications. On October 1, 2013, Wisoff was named the interim principal associate director for the NIF and Photon Sciences directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in place of the outgoing Ed Moses.

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Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Peter Wisoff celebrates birthday on August 16 of every year.