Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
TrulyRichard Harrison "Dick"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 12.11.1937 |
| Birthplace: | Fayette, Mississippi |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 12.11.1965 |
| Selection group: | MOL-1 / NASA-7 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 01.10.1983 |
| Day of death: | 27.02.2024 |
| Place of death: | Genesee, Colorado |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-2 Columbia | PLT | 12.11. - 14.11.1981 | 2d 06h 13m |
| 2 | STS-8 Challenger | CDR | 30.08. - 05.09.1983 | 6d 01h 08m |
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| Total | 8d 07h 21m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-1 | PLT |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in aeronautical
engineering from GeorgiaTech, 1959; Vice Admiral,
USN, Ret.;
test pilot; selected in 1965 for
MOL-1 selected; after end of
MOL
program
NASA astronaut; in 1977 he was pilot of the
second and
fourth test
flight with the Space Shuttle Enterprise (ALT);
NASA administrator from 1989 - 1992; then Vice
President of Georgia Tech and Director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute;
1997 - November 2004 Chief of National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden,
Colorado. |
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