Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
GibsonRobert Lee "Hoot"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 30.10.1946 |
| Birthplace: | Cooperstown, New York |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | four |
| Selection date: | 16.01.1978 |
| Selection group: | NASA-8 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 15.11.1996 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-41B Challenger | PLT | 03.02. - 11.02.1984 | 7d 23h 15m |
| 2 | STS-61C Columbia | CDR | 12.01. - 18.01.1986 | 6d 02h 03m |
| 3 | STS-27 Atlantis | CDR | 02.12. - 06.12.1988 | 4d 09h 05m |
| 4 | STS-47 Endeavour | CDR | 12.09. - 20.09.1992 | 7d 22h 30m |
| 5 | STS-71 Atlantis | CDR | 27.06. - 07.07.1995 | 9d 19h 22m |
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| Total | 36d 04h 15m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aeronautical
engineering from California Polytechnic State University, 1969; Captain,
USN, Ret.;
test pilot; married to astronaut Rhea Seddon; from January 1993 - September 1994 Chief of Astronaut
Office; since March 1996 Deputy Director Flight Crew Operations; hobbies: home
built aircraft, formula one air racing, running, surfing; mid November 1996 he
left
NASA to work in private business; later he worked with
Southwest Airlines; in 2007 he became chief operating officer and head test
pilot for Benson Space Co., California. |
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