Richard N. Richards Shuttle Astronaut - 25 mai 2017
Richard Noel "Dick" Richards (born August 24, 1946), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s. Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in May 1980, Richards became an astronaut in August 1981. Richards flew on four missions: STS-28 (August 8â13, 1989), STS-41 (October 6â10, 1990), STS-50 (June 25-July 9, 1992), and STS-64 (September 9â20, 1994)--and logged a total of 33 days, 21 hours, 32 minutes, 15 seconds in space. In April 1995, Richards left the Astronaut Office, and was assigned to the Space Shuttle Program Office at the Johnson Space Center. He was designated as the Mission Director/Manager for the second Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Space Shuttle Mission (STS-82), and Mission Manager for the second Tethered Satellite System Space Shuttle mission (STS-75).
Missions STS-28, STS-41, STS-50, STS-64
Sent him 2 photos on 15 May and got both back signed on 25 May,
Captain Richard Richards
3317 Las Palmas St.
Houston. TX 77027 |
