Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1937-09-11
- Works
- 0
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Beaumont, Texas, USA
Known for
- Challenger: The Final Flight — Self - Astronaut, NASA (1969-1986)2020
via TMDB
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,865x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,817x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,427x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,851x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,286x
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Laurel Crippen , ( 1937-09-11 ) September 11, 1937 (age 88) , Beaumont, Texas , U.S.
- Education
- University of Texas, Austin ( BS )
- Awards
- Distinguished Flying Cross , Congressional Space Medal of Honor , NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Rank
- Captain , USN
- Time in space
- 23d 13h 46m
- Selection
- USAF MOL Group 2 (1966) , NASA Group 7 (1969)
- Missions
- STS-1 , STS-7 , STS-41-C , STS-41-G
- Retirement
- December 31, 1991
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 11 September 1937
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 7
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Beaumont
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Employer
- Thiokol
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Image
- Robert Crippen.jpg
Article
Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and 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. He was also a part of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL), Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT), ASTP support crew member, and the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) for the Space Shuttle.
In 1986, Crippen participated in the recovery operations for the remains of crew members after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. He was also on the commission responsible for determining the cause of the accident.