Robert Crippen

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Robert Laurel Crippen 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.

1937  WikimediaWikidata
Bob Crippen; Robert L. Crippen; Robert Laurel Crippen
astronaut, businessperson, military officer, aircraft pilot, military flight engineer, 

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  • STS-1
    1981 Space Shuttle mission, first orbital flight of the Shuttle Columbia
  • STS-41-C
    human spaceflight
  • STS-41-G
    human spaceflight
  • STS-7
    Space Shuttle mission: first flight of an American woman
Robert L. Crippen - S71-51303Robert L. Crippen - S71-51303
Robert L. Crippen, KSC Center Director - KSC-92PC-0190Robert L. Crippen, KSC Center Director - KSC-92PC-0190
Robert L. Crippen - S71-51303Robert L. Crippen - S71-51303
Robert L. Crippen, KSC Center Director - KSC-92PC-0190Robert L. Crippen, KSC Center Director - KSC-92PC-0190
STS-41-C-crew-smallSTS-41-C-crew-small
Vice President Bush receives Space Shuttle modelVice President Bush receives Space Shuttle model
41G-102-003 - STS-41G - 41G crew activities - DPLA - 368c66ba3e7a2930847c5cc862f1f8a041G-102-003 - STS-41G - 41G crew activities - DPLA - 368c66ba3e7a2930847c5cc862f1f8a0
41C-02-062 - STS-41C - Candid views of STS 41-C crewmembers on the aft flight deck - DPLA - 51bd811cf7c8ffb5388098792cb3840441C-02-062 - STS-41C - Candid views of STS 41-C crewmembers on the aft flight deck - DPLA - 51bd811cf7c8ffb5388098792cb38404
S01-07-500 - STS-001 - Pilot Crippen uses vacuum cleaner on middeck - DPLA - 446a54f939fd61013adcf671429f6355S01-07-500 - STS-001 - Pilot Crippen uses vacuum cleaner on middeck - DPLA - 446a54f939fd61013adcf671429f6355
41C-05-174 - STS-41C - View of astronauts Hart and Crippen working with IMAX camera - DPLA - f7ec92957955297e1664ab62651abae041C-05-174 - STS-41C - View of astronauts Hart and Crippen working with IMAX camera - DPLA - f7ec92957955297e1664ab62651abae0
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    classorbitSTS-1John Young, Robert Crippen, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-41-CDick Scobee, George Nelson, James van Hoften, Robert Crippen, Terry Hart, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-41-GDavid Leestma, Jon McBride, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Marc Garneau, Paul Scully-Power, Robert Crippen, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-7Frederick Hauck, John M. Fabian, Norman Thagard, Robert Crippen, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    commonsimageRobert L. Crippen - S71-51303 Commons
    commonsimageRobert L. Crippen, KSC Center Director - KSC-92PC-0190 Commons
    commonsimageRobert L. Crippen - S71-51303 Commons
    commonsimageRobert L. Crippen, KSC Center Director - KSC-92PC-0190 Commons
    commonsimageSTS-41-C-crew-small Commons
    commonsimageVice President Bush receives Space Shuttle model Commons
    commonsimage41G-102-003 - STS-41G - 41G crew activities - DPLA - 368c66ba3e7a2930847c5cc862f1f8a0 Commons
    commonsimage41C-02-062 - STS-41C - Candid views of STS 41-C crewmembers on the aft flight deck - DPLA - 51bd811cf7c8ffb5388098792cb38404 Commons
    commonsimageS01-07-500 - STS-001 - Pilot Crippen uses vacuum cleaner on middeck - DPLA - 446a54f939fd61013adcf671429f6355 Commons
    commonsimage41C-05-174 - STS-41C - View of astronauts Hart and Crippen working with IMAX camera - DPLA - f7ec92957955297e1664ab62651abae0 Commons