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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 ...
Robert Laurel Crippen (n. 11 de septiembre de 1937 en Beaumont, Texas) es un astronauta de la NASA. El 12 de abril de 1981, junto con el experimentado astronauta John W. Young, volaron en el transbordador espacial « Columbia », en la primera misión de los transbordadores espaciales.
23 de feb. de 2024 · 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.
6 de abr. de 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Robert L. Crippen, a former NASA astronaut who flew in the Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Shuttle programs and served as the director of the Kennedy Space Center from 1992 to 1995. He also worked for NASA Headquarters, Lockheed Martin, and Thiokol Propulsion after his retirement.
12 de abr. de 2021 · Robert Crippen was the pilot of the first space shuttle mission, STS-1, in 1981, with Commander John Young. He recalled the excitement, challenges, and legacy of the historic flight that opened a new era of space exploration.
Robert Crippen fue el piloto del vuelo inaugural del transbordador espacial, el STS-1. Richard Truly fue el primer astronauta que se convirtió en director de la NASA y ocupó el puesto de 1989 a 1992 durante la presidencia de George H. W. Bush.
12 de abr. de 2021 · 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. Their launch came exactly 20 years after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri A. Gagarin’s inaugural human spaceflight.
