Robert F. Overmyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert F. Overmyer

American test pilot and astronaut

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1936

Place of Birth: Lorain, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 22-Mar-1996

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

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Robert Franklyn "Bob" Overmyer (July 14, 1936 – March 22, 1996), (Col, USMC), was an American test pilot, naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, physicist, United States Marine Corps officer and USAF/NASA astronaut.
Overmyer was selected by the Air Force as an astronaut for its Manned Orbiting Laboratory in 1966.
Upon cancellation of this program in 1969, he became a NASA astronaut and served support crew duties for the Apollo program, Skylab program and Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
In 1976, he was assigned to the Space Shuttle program and flew as pilot on STS-5 in 1982 and as commander on STS-51-B in 1985.
He was selected as a lead investigator into the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and retired from NASA in 1986.
Ten years later, Overmyer died in Duluth, Minnesota while testing the Cirrus VK-30 composite homebuilt aircraft.