First name and last name | Eugene H. Trinh |
Date of birth | 14.09.1950 |
Nationality | American Vietnamese |
Space Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
Status | Retired |
Type of astronaut | Cargo specialist |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.