Status: Retired
7/9/1943 –
Nationality: American
Type: Government
First Flight: 2/28/1990
Last Flight: 5/19/1996
John Howard Casper is an American astronaut and United States Air Force pilot.
Launches
- Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-36
- Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-54
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-62
- Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-77
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Abbreviation: NASA
Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
Founded: 1958
Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
Spacecraft: Orion
Country: USA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
