Biographies of International Astronauts
WoodNigel RichardUnited Kingdom |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 21.07.1949 |
| Birthplace: | York |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 25.02.1984 |
| Selection group: | Skynet |
| Position: | PSP |
| Status: | Ret. ??.01.1986 |
Spaceflights
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Additional information
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Colonel (Group Captain) RAF; Bachelor of
science in aeronautical engineering from the University of Bristol, 1971; pilot
of the Royal Air Force; test pilot; was selected in 1984 for the British Skynet
program; assigned for
STS-61H;
since he joined the press team of the Royal Air Force; then stationed at
ministry of Defense; currently chief test pilot in Boscombe Down. |
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