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- NAME: Christopher Ferguson
- OCCUPATION: Astronaut
- BIRTH DATE: September 01, 1961 (Age: 51)
- EDUCATION: Catholic St. Martha's Grade School, Archbishop Ryan High School, Drexel University, Navy Fighter Weapon School, Naval Postgraduate School
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo
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Christopher Ferguson became famous when NASA selected him to fly aboard Atlantis on the last ever space shuttle launch.
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Christopher Ferguson, http://www.biography.com/people/christopher-ferguson-17183726 (last visited May 26, 2013).
Christopher Ferguson. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/christopher-ferguson-17183726. Accessed May 26, 2013.
The shuttle is slated to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 8, and will last 12 days.
Ferguson is married to Sandra A. Cabot. The couple has three children. Ferguson's interests include golf, woodworking and drumming for the rock band Max Q.
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