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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.
Robert Crippen (born September 11, 1937, Beaumont, Texas, U.S.) is a U.S. astronaut who served as pilot on the first space shuttle orbital flight. Crippen graduated from the University of Texas, Austin, with a degree in aerospace engineering in 1960.
Jun 18, 2024 · Robert L. Crippen is a former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions, including the first one in 1981. He also served as the director of Kennedy Space Center from 1992 to 1995 and received many awards for his achievements in space exploration.
Apr 12, 2021 · Astronaut Robert Crippen, pilot for the STS-1 flight, exits space shuttle Columbia following touchdown on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base in California, on April 14, 1981.
Apr 12, 2021 · 40 Years Ago: Columbia Takes Flight! Following the first launch attempt, halted by a computer glitch, STS-1 astronauts Commander John W. Young and Pilot Robert L. Crippen lifted off on April 12, 1981, aboard space shuttle Columbia, ushering in a new era of reusable spacecraft.
Robert L. Crippen is a pilot and astronaut who flew the first orbital test flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia and commanded three Space Shuttle missions. He also served as the Space Shuttle director and the director of the Kennedy Space Center.
Apr 7, 2021 · Interview with STS-1 Pilot Robert L. Crippen, April 7, 2021. When the spotlights came on in the predawn hours of April 12, 1981, they illuminated a spacecraft like no other: the Space Shuttle.
