Robert Crippen

Robert Laurel Crippen is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and 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.

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Who was born first?

• Robert Crippen and Karol J. Bobko were born the same year
• Robert Crippen and Boris Borisovich Yegorov were born the same year
• Robert Crippen and Vitaly Zholobov were born the same year
• Robert Crippen and Bruce McCandless II were born the same year
• Robert Crippen and Richard H. Truly were born the same year

Timeline

1. Boris Borisovich YegorovNovember 26, 1937 – September 12, 1994
2. Bruce McCandless IIJune 8, 1937 – December 21, 2017
3. Karol J. BobkoDecember 23, 1937 – August 17, 2023
4. Richard H. TrulyNovember 12, 1937 – February 27, 2024
5. Robert Crippen (this page)September 11, 1937 – present
6. Vitaly ZholobovJune 18, 1937 – present

Related

• Neil ArmstrongAugust 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012
• Yuri GagarinMarch 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968
• Valentina TereshkovaMarch 6, 1937 – present
• Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930 – present
• Alexey LeonovMay 30, 1934 – October 11, 2019
• Michael CollinsOctober 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021
• Sally RideMay 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
• John GlennJuly 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016