Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
RichardsRichard Noel "Dick"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 24.08.1946 |
| Birthplace: | Key West, Florida |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | none |
| Selection date: | 19.05.1980 |
| Selection group: | NASA-9 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. ??.04.1995 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-28 Columbia | PLT | 08.08. - 13.08.1989 | 5d 01h 00m |
| 2 | STS-41 Discovery | CDR | 06.10. - 10.10.1990 | 4d 02h 10m |
| 3 | STS-50 Columbia | CDR | 25.06. - 09.07.1992 | 13d 19h 30m |
| 4 | STS-64 Discovery | CDR | 09.09. - 20.09.1994 | 10d 22h 49m |
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| Total | 33d 21h 29m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in chemical engineering
from the University of Missouri, 1969; master of science in aeronautical
systems from the University of West Florida, 1970; Captain,
USN, Ret.;
test pilot; unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 8;
hobbies: Skiing, running, racquetball; resigned from active duty in April 1995
to serve as mission director and manager at the Space Shuttle Program Office,
JSC;
since 2000 working for the Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, California, where
he is involved in the development of reusable space systems. |
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