Robert Crippen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robert Crippen

NASA astronaut, flew on the first space shuttle mission

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1937

Place of Birth: Beaumont, Texas, United States

Profession: astronaut, businessperson, military officer, aircraft pilot, aerospace engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired 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.
Crippen received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Crippen was active in the search during the recovery operations for the remains of crew members after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, .