Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Hauck

Frederick Hamilton "Rick"

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  11.04.1941
Birthplace:  Long Beach, California
Marital status:  married
Children:  five
Selection date:  16.01.1978
Selection group:  NASA-8
Position:  CDR
Status:  Ret. 03.04.1989

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-7 Challenger  PLT  18.06. - 24.06.1983 6d 02h 24m 
2  STS-51A Discovery  CDR  08.11. - 16.11.1984 7d 23h 44m 
3  STS-26 Discovery  CDR  29.09. - 03.10.1988 4d 01h 00m 
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Total  18d 03h 08m 
       

Additional information

Bachelor of science in physics from Tufts University, 1962; master of science in nuclear engineering from MIT, 1966; Captain, US Navy, Ret.; test pilot; hobbies: Skiing, sailing, squash, working on his 1958 Corvette; later President of International Technology Underwriters in Washington D.C.; he is now President and Chief Executive Officer of AXA Space, Bethesda, Maryland. In May 2010, he was appointed to the board of Cianbro, a Maine-based construction company.

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