Born September 11, 1937, in Beaumont, Texas, Crippen received a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas in 1960. He
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…
Robert L. Crippen. Self: Sally. Robert L. Crippen was born on 11 September 1937 in Beaumont, Texas, USA. He is married to Pandora Lee Puckett. He was previously married to Virginia E.
Na University of Texas at Austin ukončil v roce 1960 studium leteckého a kosmonautického inženýrství. V roce 1966 byl vybrán pro program MOL, tehdy pod agenturou USAF.