Eugene H. Trinh
Eugene Huu-Chau "Gene" Trinh (Vietnamese: Trịnh Hữu Châu, born September 14, 1950) is a Vietnamese American biochemist who flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-50 as a Payload Specialist, becoming the first Vietnamese American astronaut in space and the second Vietnamese in space (after cosmonaut Phạm Tuân).
Eugene H. Trinh | |
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| Born | Eugene Huu-Chau Trinh September 14, 1950 |
| Nationality | American / Vietnamese |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Biochemist |
| Space career | |
| NASA Payload Specialist | |
Time in space | 13 days 19 hours 30 minutes |
| Missions | STS-50 |
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