Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
SchweickartRussell Louis "Rusty"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 25.10.1935 |
| Birthplace: | Neptune, New Jersey |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | seven |
| Selection date: | 17.10.1963 |
| Selection group: | NASA-3 |
| Position: | LMP |
| Status: | Ret. 01.07.1979 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Apollo 9 | LMP | 03.03. - 13.03.1969 | 10d 01h 00m |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Skylab 2 | CDR |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aeronautical
engineering from
MIT, 1956; master of science in aeronautics and
astronautics from
MIT, 1963; later Chairman, Antarctic Safety Panel,
National Science Foundation; then President NSR Communications; since August
1994 Vicepresident of CTA Inc., Rockville, Maryland; from 1996 - 1998 President
and CEO ALOHA Networks, Inc.; now Chairman of the Board of the B612 Foundation;
hobbies: Bicycling, backpacking, hunting, fishing. |
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