Crippen, Robert Laurel (1937–)
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Bob Crippen (right) and John Young
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American astronaut and copilot, alongside John Young, on the maiden voyage
of the Space Shuttle on Apr. 12, 1981.
Crippen earned a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas
at Austin in 1960 and went on to become a Navy captain. In 1966, he entered
the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program of the
Department of Defense, and in 1969 was recruited by NASA. Subsequently,
he became commander of the Skylab Medical
Experiments Altitude Test and was a member of the support crew for Skylab
2, Skylab 3, Skylab 4, and Apollo-Soyuz
Test Project missions. After the historic first flight, Crippen flew
the Shuttle again, this time as commander, on three more missions in 1983
and 1984. He is now deputy director of NASA Space Transportation System
Operations.
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