Mark L. Polansky
Mark Polansky | |
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Polansky in January 2001 | |
| Born | Mark Lewis Polansky June 2, 1956 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | Roman |
| Education | Purdue University (BS, MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 41d 10h 50m |
| Selection | NASA Group 16 (1996) |
| Missions | STS-98 STS-116 STS-127 |
Mission insignia | |
Mark Lewis "Roman" Polansky (born June 2, 1956, in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American aerospace engineer and research pilot and a former NASA astronaut. Polansky received the nickname "Roman" as a joke, because he shares a last name with director Roman Polanski. He flew on three Space Shuttle missions: STS-98, STS-116, and STS-127 and was first person of Korean ancestry in space.