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Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut. 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.
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- December 31, 1991
Robert Crippen, U.S. astronaut who served as pilot on the first space shuttle flight. He also commanded three shuttle flights, including STS-7, on which Sally Ride became the first American woman in space, and STS-41-C, on which a satellite was first repaired in Earth orbit.
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Apr 6, 2023 · Robert L. Crippen, pilot (right), and John W. Young, commander (left), were the prime crew for the first flight in the Space Transportation System (STS-1) program. From January 1990 to January 1992 he served as Director, Space Shuttle, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Apr 12, 2021 · Astronaut Robert Crippen, pilot for the STS-1 flight, exits space shuttle Columbia following touchdown on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base in California, on April 14, 1981.
May 19, 2021 · Following their return from the inaugural flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-1 astronauts John W. Young and Robert L. Crippen received honors at the White House for their heroic mission. Young and Crippen visited NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida to thank employees there who prepared Columbia for their mission and helped unveil ...
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.
Became Director of the Kennedy Space Center in 1992 where he managed processing, launch, and recovery of all Space Shuttle missions. Has flown more than twenty types of aircraft accumulating more than 6500 hours, with over 5500 in jet aircraft.
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