Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
StevensonRobert EverettUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 15.01.1921 |
| Birthplace: | Fullerton, California |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 13.06.1984 |
| Selection group: | USN-Observer |
| Position: | PSP |
| Status: | Ret. ??.??.1984 |
| Date of death: | 12.08.2001 |
| Place of death: | Princeville, Hawaii |
Spaceflights
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-41G | PS |
Additional information
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Bachelor of arts and master of arts in
oceanography from the University of California 1946 and 1948, respectively;
Ph.D. in Marine Geology from the University of
Southern California, 1954; is called "father" of space oceanography; he advised
the crew of Gemini 12 in oceanography; was assigned for
STS-41G, but his first wife falled ill and he
was replaced by Paul
Scully-Power; later he was assigned for
STS-61K
(cancelled after the Challenger disaster); since 1988 retired; died of cancer.
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