Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
YoungLaurence RetmanUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 19.12.1935 |
| Birthplace: | New York City |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | ??.12.1991 |
| Selection group: | SLS-2 |
| Position: | PSP |
| Status: | Ret. 01.11.1993 |
| Day of death: | 04.08.2021 |
| Place of death: | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Spaceflights
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-58 | PS |
Additional information
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Bachelor of arts in physics from Amherst
College, 1957; bachelor of science in electrical engineering from
MIT, 1957; master of science and
Sc.D. in
electrical engineering and instrumentation from
MIT 1959 and 1962, respectively; professor of
aeronautics and astronautics at
MIT; was selected as candidate for
STS-58; was Director, National Space
Biomedical Research Institute, Houston, Texas. |
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