Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
ParkerRobert Alan RidleyUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 14.12.1936 |
| Birthplace: | New York City / New York |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | five |
| Selection date: | 04.08.1967 |
| Selection group: | NASA-6 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. ??.??.1993 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-9 Columbia | MS | 28.11. - 08.12.1983 | 10d 07h 47m |
| 2 | STS-35 Columbia | MS | 02.12. - 10.12.1990 | 8d 23h 05m |
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| Total | 19d 06h 52m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in astronomy and physics
from Amherst College, 1958; master of science in astronomy;
Ph.D. in astronomy from CalTech, 1962; associate
professor of astronomy at the University of Wisconsin; later
NASA Headquarters; 1997 until November 2005 Director
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NASA's Management Office at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(JPL); presently retired. |
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