Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
CrippenRobert Laurel "Crip"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 11.09.1937 |
| Birthplace: | Beaumont, Texas |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three (from a first marriage) |
| Selection date: | 30.06.1966 |
| Selection group: | MOL-2 / NASA-7 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 31.12.1991 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-1 Columbia | PLT | 12.04. - 14.04.1981 | 2d 06h 20m |
| 2 | STS-7 Challenger | CDR | 18.06. - 24.06.1983 | 6d 02h 24m |
| 3 | STS-41C Challenger | CDR | 06.04. - 13.04.1984 | 6d 23h 40m |
| 4 | STS-41G Challenger | CDR | 05.10. - 13.10.1984 | 8d 05h 23m |
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| Total | 23d 13h 47m | |||
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Additional information
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Captain,
USN, Ret.;
bachelor of science in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas,
1960; 1966 selected for
MOL-2; since 1986 several posts in
NASA's management; 1992 Director of the
NASA's Kennedy Space Center; since December 1996
President of Thiokol Propulsion Group, Brigham City, Utah. |
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