Donald H. Peterson
Donald H. Peterson was a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, Donald H. Peterson flew on 1 spaceflight and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 5 days, 23 minutes in space.
Donald Herod Peterson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. Peterson was originally selected for the Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) program, but, when that was canceled, he became a NASA astronaut in September 1969. He was a mission specialist on STS-6 on board Challenger. During the mission Peterson performed a spacewalk to test the new airlock and space suits. He logged 120 hours in space. Peterson retired from NASA in 1984.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 10/22/1933 |
|---|---|
| Date of Death | 05/27/2018 |
| Status | Deceased |
| First Flight | 04/04/1983 |
| Last Flight | 04/04/1983 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 5 days, 23 minutes |
| EVA Time | 4 hours, 10 minutes |
| Landings | 1 |
Spaceflights by Donald H. Peterson
Explore the 1 spaceflight Donald H. Peterson participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalk by Donald H. Peterson
Discover the 1 spacewalk Donald H. Peterson performed during their career, logging a total of 4 hours, 10 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 04/07/1983 21:05 UTC and ended at 04/08/1983 01:15 UTC on the Low Earth Orbit for a total of 4 hours and 10 minutes.