| Full Name: | Robert Laurel Crippen |
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| Birthdate: | September 11, 1937 - Beaumont, Texas |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering - University of Texas at Austin |
| Military Service: | Captain, United States Navy |
| Selection: | U.S. Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory Group 2 (1966) NASA Group 7 (1969) |
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| STS-1 | STS-7 | STS-41 C | STS-41 G |
| Columbia | Challenger | Challenger | Challenger |
| April 12-14, 1981 | June 18-24, 1983 | April 6-13, 1984 | October 5-13, 1984 |
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| An elementary school in Porter, Texas is named after Robert Crippen. |
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| Robert Crippen during the STS-1 mission | John Young and Robert Crippen in training for the STS-1 mission |
A portrait of Robert Crippen in an Apollo spacesuit |
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