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{{short description|American astronaut and physician (born 1956)}} {{Infobox astronaut | image = Jay C. Buckey 08-23-2007.JPG | caption = Buckey in 2007 | type = [[Dartmouth Medical School|Dartmouth]] Payload Specialist | status = | nationality = American |birth_name = Jay Clark Buckey, Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|6|6}} | birth_place = [[New York City]] | occupation = [[Medical Doctor]] | selection = | time = 15d 21h 50m | mission = [[STS-90]] | insignia = [[Image:Sts-90-patch.svg|30px]] |}} '''Jay Clark Buckey, Jr.''' (born June 6, 1956, in [[New York City]]) is an American [[physician]] and [[astronaut]] who flew aboard one [[Space Shuttle]] mission ([[STS-90]]) as a [[Payload Specialist]].<ref name="bionasa"/> Buckey briefly ran for the Democratic nomination to challenge New Hampshire Senator [[John E. Sununu]], a first term Republican, when he was up for re-election in 2008. Buckey withdrew from the race when former Governor [[Jeanne Shaheen]] entered the race.<ref>{{cite news|title=Buckey withdraws, clearing Dem field for Shaheen in Senate race|date=February 12, 2008|url=https://www.fosters.com/story/news/local/2008/02/12/buckey-withdraws-clearing-dem-field/52635485007/|publisher=Fosters Daily Democrat|access-date=March 3, 2023}}</ref>
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