Space · astronaut
Mark L. Polansky
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
41 d 10 h
Spacewalks
0
Flights
3
3 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
02 Jun 1956First flight
07 Feb 2001Most recent flight
15 Jul 2009Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Mark Lewis "Roman" Polansky 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.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-127 | 15 Jul 2009 |
| 02 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-116 | 10 Dec 2006 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-98 | 07 Feb 2001 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026