Astronaut From Fargo Selected For The Astronaut Hall of Fame

Jim Buchli was a member of four space flights.

Veteran astronaut Jim Buchli of Fargo has been selected for induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Buchli was a member of four space flights.

He has orbited the earth 319 times.

He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps and the NASA Astronaut Office in 1992.

He currently works with the Boeing Defense and Space Group in Houston.

Janet Kavandi of Missouri will also be inducted.

The induction ceremony is scheduled for April 6 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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