Donald H. Peterson

Donald Herod Peterson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. Peterson was originally selected for the Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) program, but, when that was canceled, he became a NASA astronaut in September 1969. He was a mission specialist on STS-6 on board Challenger. During the mission Peterson performed a spacewalk to test the new airlock and space suits. He logged 120 hours in space. Peterson retired from NASA in 1984.

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Donald Herod Peterson
military officer, astronaut, engineer, NASA Astronaut Group 7, United States, 

NASA Astronaut Group 7, 

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  STS-6 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

United States, NASA Astronaut Group 7, 

1933-10-22T00:00:00Z

2018-05-27T00:00:00Z

1933 — 2018 Donald H. Peterson

1983-04-04T00:00:00Z

1983-04-04T00:00:00Z

1983 STS-6

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Frameless

MOL Astronaut Group 3

James A. Abrahamson, Robert T. Herres, Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., and Donald H. Peterson

James A. Abrahamson, Robert T. Herres, Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., and Donald H. Peterson

Lunar Roving Vehicle Test Unit with Astronauts - GPN-2000-000049

Lunar Roving Vehicle Test Unit with Astronauts - GPN-2000-000049

Donald Peterson-NASA-file-photo

Donald Peterson-NASA-file-photo

SPACESUIT DONNING AND DOFFING - ZERO-G TRAINING - DON PETERSON - STS-6

Sts-6-crew

CREW TRAINING (EGRESS) - STS-6 - JSC

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1983	STS-6	human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		MOL Astronaut Group 3		Commons
commons	image		James A. Abrahamson, Robert T. Herres, Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., and Donald H. Peterson		Commons
commons	image		James A. Abrahamson, Robert T. Herres, Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., and Donald H. Peterson		Commons
commons	image		Lunar Roving Vehicle Test Unit with Astronauts - GPN-2000-000049		Commons
commons	image		Lunar Roving Vehicle Test Unit with Astronauts - GPN-2000-000049		Commons
commons	image		Donald Peterson-NASA-file-photo		Commons
commons	image		Donald Peterson-NASA-file-photo		Commons
commons	image		SPACESUIT DONNING AND DOFFING - ZERO-G TRAINING - DON PETERSON - STS-6		Commons
commons	image		Sts-6-crew		Commons
commons	image		CREW TRAINING (EGRESS) - STS-6 - JSC		Commons