Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
OvermyerRobert FranklynUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 14.07.1936 |
| Birthplace: | Lorain, Ohio |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 30.06.1966 |
| Selection group: | MOL-2 / NASA-7 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. ??.06.1986 |
| Date of death: | 22.03.1996 |
| Place of death: | Duluth, Minnesota |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-5 Columbia | PLT | 11.11. - 16.11.1982 | 5d 02h 14m |
| 2 | STS-51B Challenger | CDR | 29.04. - 06.05.1985 | 7d 00h 08m |
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| Total | 12d 02h 22m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in physics from Baldwin
Wallace College, 1958; master of science in aeronautics from U.S. Naval
Postgraduate School, 1964; Colonel,
USMC, Ret.; selected in 1966 for
MOL-2, then
NASA astronaut; later Director, Technical Advisor to
the President, Space Systems Company, Martin Marietta Astronautics; died in a
crash of a VK-30 Prototype from Cirrus Design Corp., while testing this light
aircraft; hobbies: Skiing, boating, acrobatic flying in open cockpit biplanes,
coaching baseball, running. |
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