Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
ChappellCharles RichardUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 02.06.1943 |
| Birthplace: | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | one |
| Selection date: | 27.12.1985 |
| Selection group: | EOM / ATLAS |
| Position: | PSP |
| Status: | Ret. 02.04.1992 |
Spaceflights
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-45 | PS |
Additional information
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Bachelor of arts in physics from the
Vanderbilt University, 1965;
Ph.D. in space science from the Rice University,
Texas, 1969; worked with
NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center; assigned as backup
for
STS-45; since 1995 Director at
NASA
MSFC; since 1999 Division of Media Relations,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. |
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