Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
HauckFrederick Hamilton "Rick"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 11.04.1941 |
| Birthplace: | Long Beach, California |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | five |
| Selection date: | 16.01.1978 |
| Selection group: | NASA-8 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 03.04.1989 |
| Day of death: | 06.11.2025 |
| Place of death: | , Maine |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-7 Challenger | PLT | 18.06. - 24.06.1983 | 6d 02h 24m |
| 2 | STS-51A Discovery | CDR | 08.11. - 16.11.1984 | 7d 23h 44m |
| 3 | STS-26 Discovery | CDR | 29.09. - 03.10.1988 | 4d 01h 00m |
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| Total | 18d 03h 08m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in physics from Tufts
University, 1962; master of science in nuclear engineering from
MIT, 1966; Captain, US Navy, Ret.; test pilot;
hobbies: Skiing, sailing, squash, working on his 1958 Corvette; later President
of International Technology Underwriters in Washington D.C.; he is now
President and Chief Executive Officer of AXA Space, Bethesda, Maryland. In May
2010, he was appointed to the board of Cianbro, a Maine-based construction
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