| Full Name: | Donald Herod Peterson |
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| Birthdate: | October 22, 1933 - Winona, Mississippi |
| Death: | May 27, 2018 - El Lago, Texas |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science - United States Military Academy Master of Science in nuclear engineering - United States Air Force Institute of Technology University of Texas |
| Military Service: | Colonel, United States Air Force |
| Selection: | U.S. Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory Group 3 (1967) NASA Group 7 (1969) |
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| STS-6 |
| Challenger |
| April 4-9, 1983 |
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| Don Peterson, along with Story Musgrave, conducted the first EVA of the space shuttle program. |
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| Donald Peterson training for the STS-6 mission | The crew of the STS-6 mission | Paul Weitz and Donald Peterson during the STS-6 mission |
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| Click to Return to Space Shuttle and Space Station Astronauts |