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Robert Laurel Crippen

Robert Laurel Crippen. By: Melanie Domenech Beauty & Brains . Personal Background . DOB: September 11, 1937 Marital Status: Married to former Pandora Lee Puckett Children: Three daughters Ellen Marie, June 14, 1962 Susan Lynn, December 24, 1964 Linda Ruth, May 10, 1967.

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Robert Laurel Crippen

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  1. Robert Laurel Crippen By: Melanie Domenech Beauty & Brains

  2. Personal Background • DOB: September 11, 1937 • Marital Status: Married to former Pandora Lee Puckett • Children: Three daughters • Ellen Marie, June 14, 1962 • Susan Lynn, December 24, 1964 • Linda Ruth, May 10, 1967

  3. Educational Background • New Caney High School • University of Texas: BS in Aerospace Engineering in 1960 • USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California

  4. Professional Positions PRE-NASA EXPERIENCE • Aviation Officer Program (Navy) • Attack Pilot aboard the USS IDEPENDANCE • Instructor at the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School • USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program

  5. Professional Positions (CONT…) NASA • NASA Manned Spacecraft Center/ Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas • Astronaut (1969-1984) • Deputy Director, Flight Crew Operations Directorate (1984-1986) • Deputy Director, National STS Operations, NASA Kennedy Space Center, • Director, Space Shuttle Program, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC • Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida

  6. Professional Positions (Cont.…) After NASA • Vice president of Training Simulation Systems at Lockheed Martin Information Systems • President of the Thiokol Propulsion Group (Officially Retired in 2001)

  7. Recognition/ Awards • NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1972) • NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1981) • Department of Defense Distinguished Service Award (1981) • Distinguished Service Medals (1985, 1988, 1993) • NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (1988) • Congressional Space Medal of Honor (2006)

  8. Associations • Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics • American Astronautical Society • Society of Experimental Test Pilots

  9. Publications • 11 works in 21 publications in 2 languages and 494 library holdings

  10. Scientific Showdown Crippenvs. Sullivan • Crew Men to Women Ratio: 5 : 2 • Award Ratio: 23 : 8 • First Publications: 1973 : 1986 • NASA Space Flight Medal: 1981 : 1990, 1984 • NASA Exceptional Service Medal: 1972 : 1988 • Started working for NASA: 1969 : 1978 • Hours Spent in Space: Over 565 : Over 532

  11. Excerpts from themselves … • Kathryn D. Sullivan • Robert L. Crippen

  12. Works Consulted • "Astronaut Bio: Robert L. Crippen (072001)." NASA - Johnson Space Center. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/crippen-rl.html>. • "Crippen, Robert L. [WorldCat.org]." WorldCat.org: The World's Largest Library Catalog. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-n81-141243>. • "International Space Hall of Fame :: New Mexico Museum of Space History :: Inductee Profile." New Mexico Museum of Space History » Alamogordo, New Mexico » Celebrating the Significant Role the State of New Mexico Has Played in the Development of the U.S. Space Program. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://www.nmspacemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.php?id=107>. • "NASA - Biography of Robert L. Crippen." NASA. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/about/biographies/crippen.html>. • "NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER ORAL HISTORY PROJECT." Johnson Space Center NASA. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral.../CrippenRL/CrippenRL_Bio.pdf>. • "Kathryn D. Sullivan Oral History." NASA - Johnson Space Center. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Web. 10 Sept. 2011. <http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/SullivanKD/sullivankd.htm>. • "JSC Oral History Project." NASA - Johnson Space Center. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/c-d.htm>.

  13. Photography Citations Works Cited • Robert L. Crippen, Former Astronaut. Photograph. Robert L. Crippen Recounts Space Mission Highs, Lows to PB Business Group. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/robert-l-crippen-recounts-space-mission-highs-lows-1641430.html>. • Robert L. Crippen. Photograph. NASA Biographical Data. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/crippen-rl.html>. • Robert L. Crippen. Photograph. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://wsm.wsu.edu/mystory/index.php/2010/10/john-fabian-named-association-of-space-explorers-distinguished-member/>. • Robert L. Crippen. Photograph. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://www.astronautscholarship.org/crippen_signing.html>. • Sally Ride and the Crew of STS-7 - Official Portrait. Photograph. About Women's History. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://womenshistory.about.com/od/aviationspace/ig/Sally-Ride-Picture-Gallery/Sally-Ride-and-Crew-of-STS-7.htm>. • Space Shuttle's 1st Pilot: Q&A With Former NASA Astronaut Bob Crippen. Photograph. NASA. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://www.space.com/11350-space-shuttle-pilot-bob-crippen-30th-anniversary.html>. • STS-1 Shuttle Mission Imagery. Photograph. NASA. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-1/html/s01-07-0502.html>.

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