Terrence W. Wilcutt

Terrence Wade Wilcutt (born 31 October 1949) is an American astronaut and a veteran of four space shuttle missions.

Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Wilcutt earned a degree in mathematics from Western Kentucky University and taught high school math for two years before entering the United States Marine Corps. He trained as a pilot and flew the F/A-18 before being assigned to the Naval Aircraft Test Center, where he worked on classified aircraft programs.

Wilcutt was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1990; he piloted missions STS-68 (1994) and STS-79 (1996). Wilcutt commanded mission STS-89 (1998) to the Mir space station and STS-106 (2000) to the International Space Station.