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Robert Crippen

United States

Robert Crippen was an American NASA astronaut and United States Navy officer who served as pilot on STS-1 in April 1981, the first-ever flight of the Space Shuttle program, alongside commander John Young. He went on to fly a total of four Shuttle missions, commanding the final three, before moving into management roles within NASA, eventually becoming director of the Kennedy Space Center.

Facts
Birth Date
1937-09-11 2
Birth Year
1937 2
Nationality
American 2
Notable Mission
STS-1 2
Classification
Astronaut Role
Commander 1
Dating
Selection Year
1969 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Robert Crippen

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Robert Crippen
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Robert Crippen
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
2. Wikipedia: Robert Crippen
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1937-09-11
  • Lead, sentence 1
    born September 11, 1937
  • Wikidata, P27 country of citizenship
    United States
  • Infobox, mission
    STS-1
  • Robert Crippen, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    He traveled into space four times: as pilot of STS-1 in April 1981, the first Space Shuttle mission; and as commander of STS-7 in June 1983, STS-41-C in April 1984, and STS-41-G in October 1984.
  • Article text, astronaut selection
    career == After the MOL program was canceled, Crippen became part of NASA Astronaut Group 7 in September 1969. He served as support for the Skylab 2, Skylab
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    After retiring as an astronaut, Crippen worked his way through management at NASA, namely as Director, Space Shuttle, at NASA Headquarters, then Director of the Kennedy Space Center.
  • Associated With: NASA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    After retiring as an astronaut, Crippen worked his way through management at NASA, namely as Director, Space Shuttle, at NASA Headquarters, then Director of the Kennedy Space Center.
  • In Group: Apollo and Skylab Astronauts, Lead sentence
    He was also a part of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL), Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT), ASTP support crew member, and the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) for the Space Shuttle.
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Wikidata: Robert Crippen
Wikidata Q315737, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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