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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.
Robert Crippen (born September 11, 1937, Beaumont, Texas, U.S.) is a U.S. astronaut who served as pilot on the first space shuttle orbital flight. Crippen graduated from the University of Texas, Austin, with a degree in aerospace engineering in 1960.
Jun 18, 2024 · 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. Commander John Young had exited the shuttle earlier, and is in view at the foot of the steps with George Abbey, director of flight operations at the Johnson Space ...
Spacecraft commander of Challenger STS-7, STS-41C, and STS-41G. Became deputy director in 1986 for the Space Shuttle Operations for NASA Headquarters at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Entered government service as the Space Shuttle director at NASA Headquarters in Washington D. C.
Apr 12, 2021 · 40 Years Ago: Columbia Takes Flight! Following the first launch attempt, halted by a computer glitch, STS-1 astronauts Commander John W. Young and Pilot Robert L. Crippen lifted off on April 12, 1981, aboard space shuttle Columbia, ushering in a new era of reusable spacecraft.
Apr 12, 2011 · Bob Crippen was pilot on the first space shuttle launch, the STS-1 mission of Columbia. Crippen reminisces on the 30th anniversary of that flight about NASA's space...
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.
Robert Laurel Crippen. 1937-American engineer and astronaut who had a highly decorated career with the U.S. Air Force and NASA that included being part of the three-man crew of the first Space Shuttle mission (1981).
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.
