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James Shelton Voss is a retired NASA astronaut as well as a retired United States Army Colonel. Voss now serves as the Vice President of Engineering at SpaceDev. On March 3, 1949, Voss was born in Cordova, Alabama but later moved to Opelika, Alabama to live and be raised by his grandparents. He went on to join the wrestling team at Opelika High School and after graduating, he went on to join...

Henry Hartsfield is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He was born Henry Warren "Hank" Hartsfield, Jr. on November 21, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama where he was raised. He graduated from West End High School and went on to attend Auburn University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 1954 and received his commission through the Reserve...

Larry DeLucas is an American biochemist and astronaut. He was born James "Larry" DeLucas on July 11, 1950 in Syracuse, New York. He attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham and received the following degrees: a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry in 1972; a Master of Science degree in Chemistry in 1974; a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiological Optics in 1979; a Doctorate in...

Symbol: RHAL5 Group: Dicot Family: Ericaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Shrub Native Status: L48    N Synonyms:   AZAL Azalea alabamensis (Rehder) Small Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AL, FL, GA, MS, TN Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom  ...

Symbol: PRAL7 Group: Dicot Family: Rosaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Tree Native Status: L48    N Synonyms:   PAAL15 Padus alabamensis (C. Mohr) Small   PAAU5 Padus australis Beadle   PACU2 Padus cuthbertii Small   PRSEH Prunus serotina Ehrh. ssp. hirsuta (Elliott) McVaugh   PRSEA Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. alabamensis (C. Mohr)...

Symbol: PAAL21 Group: Lichen Family: Parmeliaceae Growth Habit: Lichenous Native Status: NA    N Synonyms:   PAAL22 Parmelia alabamensis Hale & McCull.   PSAL2 Pseudoparmelia alabamensis (Hale & McCull.) Hale Classification:       Kingdom   Fungi – Fungi Division   Ascomycota – Sac fungi Class  ...

Symbol: NEAL Group: Dicot Family: Rosaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Shrub Native Status: L48    N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AL, AR, GA, MO, MS, TN Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision  ...

Symbol: MAAL6 Group: Dicot Family: Asclepiadaceae Duration: Perennial Growth Habit: Vine Forb/herb Native Status: L48    N Synonyms:   CYAL8 Cyclodon alabamense (Vail) Small Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:AL, FL, GA Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom  ...

Symbol: LEALB Group: Dicot Family: Brassicaceae Duration: Annual Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48    N Distribution: LeavenworthiaalabamicaRollins var.brachystylaRollins distribution:USA(AL) Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision   Spermatophyta...

Symbol: LEALA Group: Dicot Family: Brassicaceae Duration: Annual Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48    N Distribution: LeavenworthiaalabamicaRollins var.alabamicadistribution:USA(AL) Classification:       Kingdom   Plantae – Plants Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed...