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| Geburtstag: |
13.02.1942 |
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| Geburtsort: |
Lafayette, Indiana,
U.S.A. |
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| Familienstand: |
verheiratet mit Linda Jo (geb.
Grubaugh) |
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| Kinder: |
2 (Jonathan Edward
17.09.1974 / Barbara Jane 10.07.1976) |
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| Größe: |
180 cm |
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| Gewicht: |
70 kg |
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| Haar-/Augenfarbe: |
braun / braun |
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| Beruf: |
US Navy Pilot
(>6000 Flugstd.(5700h Jets)) (330 Vietnam-Einsätze) |
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Kapitän US-Navy |
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Test-Pilot |
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| Ausbildung: |
1964: Bakkalaureus
d.Ingenieursmechanik-Wissenschaft, Purdue Univ. |
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| Astronaut: |
16.01.78 - 01.01.90 |
NASA Group 8
(85. Ausgewählter Astronaut der U.S.A.) |
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| Hobbies: |
Sport, Laufen, Photografie |
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| Raumflüge |
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| Flug |
Mission |
Funktion |
Startdatum |
Landedatum |
Flugdauer |
Orbits |
Flugstrecke |
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STS-41 F |
Pilot |
vorgesehen |
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STS-51 E |
Pilot |
vorgesehen |
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| 1 |
STS-51 D |
Pilot |
12.04.85 08.59.05 EST |
19.04.85 08.54.28 EST |
6d 23h 55m 23s |
110 |
4.650.667 km |
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STS-61-I |
Pilot |
gestrichen |
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STS-34 |
Commander |
18.10.89 12.53.40 EDT |
23.10.89 09.33.00 PDT |
4d 23h 39m 20s |
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3.218.685 km |
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11d 23h 34m 43s |
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7.869.352
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| 160.
Mensch im All (89. der U.S.A.) |
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STS-51 D |
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| Auszeichnungen |
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| Air
Medals (31 Stück) |
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| Navy
Commendation Medal (2 Stück) |
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| National
Defense Medal |
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| NASA
Space Flight Medal |
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| NASA
Exceptional Service Medal |
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| Vietnam
Service Medal |
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| Vietnamese
Gallantry Cross mit Gold Star |
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| Vietnam
Campaign Medal |
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