Robert Crippen
- Status: Retired
- In Space: No
- Date of Birth: 09/11/1937
- First Flight: 04/12/1981
- Last Flight: 10/05/1984
Launches
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-1
- Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099 | STS-41-C
- Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-7
- Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-41-G
Robert Crippen, a American astronaut affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 4 space flights and engaging in 0 spacewalks during his/her career as an astronaut.
Robert Laurel Crippen 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. Crippen received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
