| Full Name: | Robert Lee "Hoot" Gibson |
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| Birthdate: | October 30, 1946 - Cooperstown, New York |
| Education: | Associates Degree in engineering science - Suffolk County Community College Bachelor of Science in astronautical engineering - California Polytechnic University |
| Military Service: | Captain, United States Navy |
| Selection: | NASA Group 8 (1978) |
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| STS-41 B | STS-61 C | STS-27 | STS-47 | STS-71 |
| Challenger | Columbia | Atlantis | Endeavour | Atlantis |
| February 3-11, 1984 | January 12-18, 1986 | December 2-6, 1988 | September 12-20, 1992 | June 27-July 7, 1995 |
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| Robert Gibson is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School, known as "Top Gun." |
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| Robert Gibson during training for the STS-27 mission | Robert Gibson during the STS-27 mission | Robert shakes the hand of Vladimir Dezhurov following the docking of Mir and Atlantis |
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| Brian Jr. and Robert Gibson |
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| Click to Return to Space Shuttle and Space Station Astronauts |