. . "1955-08-04"^^ . . . "1985"^^ . . . "USMA, B.S. 1979"@en . . . "Charles D. Gemar"@en . "Lieutenant Colonel, USA"@en . . "Charles Donald Gemar"@en . . . . "1996"^^ . . . . "Charles Donald \"Sam\" Gemar (born August 4, 1955) is an American former astronaut with NASA and a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. Gemar has flown on three Space Shuttle missions (STS-38, STS-48 and STS-62). Gemar has completed 385 orbits of the Earth and over 581 hours in space. He has also served in different positions in NASA including as a CAPCOM for Shuttle missions. Gemar was the first astronaut to be born in the state of South Dakota."@en . . . . . . "40"^^ . . . . "Charles D. Gemar"@en . . . "2093880.0"^^ . "American"@en . "Charles Donald \"Sam\" Gemar (born August 4, 1955) is an American former astronaut with NASA and a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. Gemar has flown on three Space Shuttle missions (STS-38, STS-48 and STS-62). Gemar has completed 385 orbits of the Earth and over 581 hours in space. He has also served in different positions in NASA including as a CAPCOM for Shuttle missions. Gemar was the first astronaut to be born in the state of South Dakota."@en . . "Retired"@en . . . . "Yankton, South Dakota, U.S."@en .