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Robert Crippen
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American astronaut
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Robert Laurel Crippen was a United States military officer, astronaut, aircraft pilot, and businessperson. Born on September 11, 1937, in Beaumont, Texas, he served in the United States Navy. He received his education at the University of Texas at Austin and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. Crippen was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 7 and worked for NASA, Lockheed Martin, and Thiokol.
He served as a crew member on the STS-1, STS-7, STS-41-C, and STS-41-G missions, accumulating 33946 units of time in space. His awards include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Harmon Trophy, Congressional Space Medal of Honor, and induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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Beaumont, Texas, USA
Known for
- Challenger: The Final Flight — Self - Astronaut, NASA (1969-1986)2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Laurel Crippen , ( 1937-09-11 ) September 11, 1937 (age 88) , Beaumont, Texas , U.S.
- Education
- University of Texas, Austin ( BS )
- Awards
- Distinguished Flying Cross , Congressional Space Medal of Honor , NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Rank
- Captain , USN
- Time in space
- 23d 13h 46m
- Selection
- USAF MOL Group 2 (1966) , NASA Group 7 (1969)
- Missions
- STS-1 , STS-7 , STS-41-C , STS-41-G
- Retirement
- December 31, 1991
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 7
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Beaumont
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Employer
- Thiokol
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Robert Crippen.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and astronaut. He traveled into space four times: as pilot of STS-1 in April 1981, the first Space Shuttle mission; and as commander of STS-7 in June 1983, STS-41-C in April 1984, and STS-41-G in October 1984. He was also a part of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL), Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT), ASTP support crew member, and the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) for the Space Shuttle.
In 1986, Crippen participated in the recovery operations for the remains of crew members after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. He was also on the commission responsible for determining the cause of the accident.
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