RL Crippen - 11.09.1937

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Happy birthday spaceflight legend Bob Crippen! 🎉
After the Air Force's MOL program was canceled, Crippen joined NASA 55 years ago in August 1969. He made his first flight to space on the very first Shuttle mission: STS-1.
Read about his impressions https://go.nasa.gov/4glJ5DE

https://twitter.com/NASAhistory/status/1833875648693014707

Shuttle test pilot Bob Crippen's advice for NASA's commercial crews

August 2, 2018 — The last time NASA assigned astronauts to the first test flight of a new U.S. spacecraft — as it plans do on Friday (Aug. 3) for the first time in 40 years — Bob Crippen was front and center.

Or rather, front and right seat. (...)
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-080218a-nasa-commercial-crews-crippen.html

https://www.ae.utexas.edu/alumni/ada/class-of-2019/robert-crippen