S. David Griggs
S. David Griggs was a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, S. David Griggs flew on 1 spaceflight and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 6 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes, 23 seconds in space.
Stanley David Griggs was a United States Navy officer and a NASA astronaut. He is credited with conducting the first unscheduled extra-vehicular activity of the space program during Space Shuttle mission STS-51-D. Griggs was killed when the vintage World War II-era training aircraft he was piloting – a North American AT-6D (registration N3931S) – crashed near Earle, Arkansas.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 09/07/1939 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death | 06/17/1989 |
| Status | Died While In Active Service |
| First Flight | 04/12/1985 |
| Last Flight | 04/12/1985 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 6 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes, 23 seconds |
| EVA Time | 3 hours, 6 minutes |
| Landings | 1 |
Spaceflights by S. David Griggs
Explore the 1 spaceflight S. David Griggs participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalk by S. David Griggs
Discover the 1 spacewalk S. David Griggs performed during their career, logging a total of 3 hours, 6 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 04/16/1985 00:00 UTC and ended at 04/16/1985 03:06 UTC on the Syncom IV-3 (LEO) for a total of 3 hours and 6 minutes.