Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates

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Richard John

USA

Personal data

Birthdate:  22.03.1951
Birthplace:  New York
Marital status:  
Children:  
Selection date:  22.12.1977
Position:  PSP
Status:  Ret. ??.05.1978

Additional information

Astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory; unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut groups 9 and 10; semi finalist for a Spacelab mission, but not selected. He is currently a Voyager scientist, who discovered several moons of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

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