About
Considered the first American cosmonaut because he was the first American to get to space via a Russian spacecraft.
Before Fame
He earned a degree in medicine from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas.
Trivia
He served on five space missions, conducting research aboard the Mir Space Station on his last mission.
Family Life
He married and had three children.
Associated With
He visited the Mir Space Station, as did Helen Sharman.
