Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut.
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Robert Crippen
American retired naval officer and aviator
Robert Laurel Crippen is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut. Wikipedia
Born: 1937 (age 87 years), Beaumont, TX
Space missions: STS-1, STS-7, STS-41-G, and more
Education: The University of Texas at Austin and New Caney High School
Children: Linda Ruth, Susan Lynn, and Ellen Marie
Retirement: December 31, 1991
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Crippen became a NASA astronaut in September 1969. He was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Skylab 2, 3, and 4 missions and for the Apollo-Soyuz ...
Sep 7, 2024 · Robert Crippen, U.S. astronaut who served as pilot on the first space shuttle flight. He also commanded three shuttle flights, ...
This oral history interview is being conducted with Robert Crippen for the NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project in Houston, Texas.
Bob Crippen was the pilot of the first Space Shuttle flight in April 1981 and went on to command three other Space Shuttle missions.
Robert Crippen became a NASA astronaut in September 1969. In 1973 and 1974 he was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Skylab 2, 3, and 4 missions, ...
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Robert L. Crippen was born on 11 September 1937 in Beaumont, Texas, USA. He is married to Pandora Lee Puckett. He was previously married to Virginia E. Hill.
Crippen became a NASA astronaut in September l969. He was a member of the astronaut support crew for the Skylab 2, 3, and 4 missions and for the Apollo-Soyuz ...
Crippen became the director of the Space Shuttle program at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. and then the director of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.