Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
CreightonJohn OliverUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 28.04.1943 |
| Birthplace: | Orange, Texas |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | none |
| Selection date: | 16.01.1978 |
| Selection group: | NASA-8 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 15.07.1992 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-51G Discovery | PLT | 17.06. - 24.06.1985 | 7d 01h 39m |
| 2 | STS-36 Atlantis | CDR | 28.02. - 04.03.1990 | 4d 10h 18m |
| 3 | STS-48 Discovery | CDR | 13.09. - 18.09.1991 | 5d 08h 27m |
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| Total | 16d 20h 24m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science from U.S. Naval Academy,
1966; master of science in administration of science and technology from George
Washington University, 1978; Captain,
USN, Ret.;
he flew 175 combat missions in Vietnam, test pilot. hobbies: Skiing, tennis,
boating; later he served as test pilot with the Boeing Company. |
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