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Robert L. Crippen was born in Beaumont, Texas, on September 11, 1937. He grew up in Porter, Texas, where his mother, Ruth C. Crippen ran a tavern for 40 years until her death in 1982. He graduated from New Caney High School in Caney, Texas and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas in 1960.
Program. Crippen was among the second group of aerospace research pilots to be assigned to the MOL program. He has logged more than 6,500 hour flying time, which includes more than 5,500 hours in jet aircraft. NASA EXPERIENCE: Crippen became a NASA astronaut in September 1969. He was a member of the astronaut support
Apr 12, 2011 · Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for STS-1 takes advantage of zero-gravity to do some rare acrobatics on the middeck of the space shuttle Columbia in Earth orbit during the two-day mission ...
Apr 8, 2021 · These two astronauts are the prime crewmen for the first flight in the Space Transportation System (STS-1) program. Astronauts John W. Young, left, commander, and Robert L. Crippen, pilot, manned the space shuttle orbiter 102 Columbia for the first orbital flight test on April 12, 1981. Photo credit: NASA Credits: NASA
STS-1 ( Space Transportation System -1) was the first orbital spaceflight of NASA 's Space Shuttle program. The first orbiter, Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981, [1] and returned on April 14, 1981, 54.5 hours later, having orbited the Earth 37 times. Columbia carried a crew of two—mission commander John W. Young and pilot Robert L. Crippen.
Apr 7, 2021 · Pilot Bob Crippen and Commander John Young became the first astronauts to fly a Space Shuttle into orbit on April 12, 1981. Crippen tells host Mat Kaplan about that mission and shares many more stories from his adventurous life. Mat was standing on the dry lake bed in the California desert when STS-1 returned to Earth.
33 seconds. Robert Crippen talked about his life and career as a NASA astronaut and as director of both the space shuttle program and of the Kennedy Space Center. He recalled his pioneering work ...
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