Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
PetersonDonald HerodUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 22.10.1933 |
| Birthplace: | Winona, Mississippi |
| Marital status: | widowed |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 30.06.1967 |
| Selection group: | MOL-3 / NASA-7 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. ??.12.1984 |
| Day of death: | 27.05.2018 |
| Place of death: | El Lago, Texas |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-6 Challenger | MS | 04.04. - 09.04.1983 | 5d 00h 23m |
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| Total | 5d 00h 23m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science from U.S. Military
Academy, 1955; master of science in nuclear engineering from
USAF
Institute of Technology, 1962; Colonel,
USAF,
ret.; in 1967 chosen for
MOL-3, then
NASA astronaut; hobbies: Jogging, swimming,
weight-lifting, reading, mathematics; later President, Aerospace Operations
Consultants, Inc.; died of Alzheimer and bone cancer |
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