Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
BobkoKarol Joseph "Bo"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 23.12.1937 |
| Birthplace: | New York City, New York |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 30.06.1966 |
| Selection group: | MOL-2 / NASA-7 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 01.01.1989 |
| Day of death: | 17.08.2023 |
| Place of death: | Half Moon Bay, California |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-6 Challenger | PLT | 04.04. - 09.04.1983 | 5d 00h 23m |
| 2 | STS-51D Discovery | CDR | 12.04. - 19.04.1985 | 6d 23h 56m |
| 3 | STS-51J Atlantis | CDR | 03.10. - 07.10.1985 | 4d 01h 44m |
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| Total | 16d 02h 03m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science from Air Force Academy,
1959; master of science in aerospace engineering from the University of
Southern California, 1970; Colonel,
USAF,
Ret.; in 1966 selected for the
USAF
MOL
program (MOL-2); 1969 selected from
NASA; he retired from
NASA on 01.01.1989 to work with Space Systems Division
of Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Houston, Texas; he later worked for SPACEHAB, Inc.
as vice president for product development. |
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