Space · astronaut
John L. Phillips
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
203 d 17 h
Spacewalks
1
4 h 58 m outside
Flights
3
3 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
15 Apr 1951First flight
19 Apr 2001Most recent flight
15 Mar 2009Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
John Lynch Phillips is a NASA astronaut. Phillips is also a Naval Aviator and retired captain, United States Navy Reserve. Phillips has received numerous awards and special honors. He is a National Merit Scholar, graduated 2nd in his class of 906 people at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1972. Phillips has also been awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the Gagarin Medal and several others. Phillips has logged over 4,400 flight hours and 250 aircraft carrier landings, flying the A-7 Corsair II carrier-based light attack aircraft while on active duty in the Regular Navy and subsequently during his time as a Navy Reservist from 1982 to 2002. At the time of his retirement, Phillips had retained the rank of captain.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-119 | 15 Mar 2009 |
| 02 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-6 | 15 Apr 2005 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-100 | 19 Apr 2001 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026