Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Clifford

Michael Richard Uram "Rich"

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  13.10.1952
Birthplace:  Norton AFB, California
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  17.01.1990
Selection group:  NASA-13
Position:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 06.01.1997
Day of death:  28.12.2021
Place of death:  North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-53 Discovery  MS  02.12. - 09.12.1992 7d 07h 19m 
2  STS-59 Endeavour  MS  09.04. - 20.04.1994 11d 05h 49m 
3  STS-76 Atlantis  MS  22.03. - 31.03.1996 9d 05h 16m 
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Total  27d 18h 24m 
       

Additional information

Bachelor of science from U.S. Military Academy, 1974; master of science in aerospace engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, 1982; Lieutenant Colonel, USA, Ret.; USN test pilot school class 90; unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut groups 11 and 12; hobbies: Flying, golf, tennis, water and snow skiing, baseball, coaching youth sports; he resigned from NASA on 06.01.1997 to serve as Flight Operations Manager, Space Station Program, Boeing Company.

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