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    Robert Laurel Crippen (born September 11, 1937) is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut...
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  • Dan Crippen (born 1952), American bureaucrat Dick Crippen, American sports commentator Fran Crippen (1984–2010), American open-water swimmer Robert Crippen...
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    did so before launch rather than after. The crew of STS-7 included Robert Crippen, commander, making his second Shuttle flight; Frederick Hauck, pilot;...
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    Shuttle flights Robert J. Cenker, American aerospace and electrical engineer, aerospace systems consultant, and former astronaut Robert Crippen, American retired...
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    of the satellite's solar arrays by hand, and the effort was called off. Crippen had to perform multiple maneuvers of the orbiter to keep up with Nelson...
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  • Dr. Crippen is a 1963 British biographical film directed by Robert Lynn and starring Donald Pleasence, Coral Browne and Samantha Eggar. The film's plot...
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    Columbia carried a crew of two—mission commander John W. Young and pilot Robert L. Crippen. It was the first American crewed space flight since the Apollo–Soyuz...
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    believe that the promises of cryonics will ever be fulfilled Hendry, Robert; Crippen, David (2014). "Brain Failure and Brain Death". ACS Surgery: Principles...
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    spaceflightinsider.com. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 7 May 2017. "Former astronaut Robert Crippen is honored". phys.org. Retrieved 7 May 2017. "Former NASA Astronauts...
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    1972 had been the ninth person to walk on the Moon; and piloted by Robert Crippen, a rookie astronaut originally selected to fly on the military's Manned...
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    starting with the seventh Space Shuttle mission. To command it, they chose Robert Crippen, who had flown with Young on the first Space Shuttle mission. They wanted...
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    first time, and was piloted by John Young and Robert Crippen. During the two-day mission, Young and Crippen tested equipment on board the shuttle, and found...
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    was pushed up and down 6 in (15 cm) by the shock wave. John Young and Robert Crippen in the crew cabin received a 3-G jolt from the shock wave. An improved...
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    Robert Franklyn "Bob" Overmyer (July 14, 1936 – March 22, 1996) was an American test pilot, naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, physicist, United States...
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    part of the service. A memorial service was held at KSC on February 7; Robert Crippen, the first pilot of Columbia, gave a eulogy for the crew and a tribute...
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  • June 30 – USAF MOL Group 2 (USA) Karol Bobko, Robert Crippen, Gordon Fullerton, Henry Hartsfield, Robert Overmyer. This group was selected for training...
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  • have also been responsible for release and recovery of satellites. Robert Crippen, flew the first Space Shuttle mission as pilot Same education and flight...
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    Captain Pete Conrad, USN: commander of Apollo 12 and Skylab 2. Captain Robert Crippen, USN: pilot on first Space Shuttle mission. Captain Mark Kelly, USN:...
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    was not in orbit. The test had a three-astronaut crew with Commander Robert Crippen, Pilot Karol J. Bobko, and Science Pilot William E. Thornton; there...
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    S2CID 37383438. Reperfusion Injury in Stroke at eMedicine Hendry, Robert; Crippen, David (2007). "Brain failure and brain death". In Fink, Mitchell P...
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    76". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. p. B3. Retrieved August 24, 2013. Robert Z. Pearlman (2013). "Gordon Fullerton, space shuttle test pilot, dies at...
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    documentary then follows John Young and Robert Crippen, who would be the Commander and Pilot for STS-1. Robert Crippen was a rookie astronaut who had never...
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    Apollo 15 postal covers incident. Support crew Karol J. Bobko, Robert Crippen, Robert F. Overmyer, Richard H. Truly Flight directors Pete Frank (Orange...
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  • Pavel Landovský, Czech actor, director, and playwright (d. 2014) 1937 – Robert Crippen, American captain, pilot, and astronaut 1937 – Queen Paola of Belgium...
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    TMA-17 (Expedition 22/23) John Creighton – STS-51-G, STS-36, STS-48 Robert Crippen – STS-1, STS-7, STS-41-C, STS-41-G Frank Culbertson – STS-38, STS-51...
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    University of Southern California. Retrieved January 16, 2018. Pearlman, Robert (January 13, 2011). "Shuttle Commander, Record Spacewalker Chosen for Astronaut...
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    Center in Merritt Island, Florida, on April 6, 1984. The crew included Robert Crippen (spacecraft commander), Dick Scobee (pilot), and fellow mission specialists...
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    program: Space Shuttle Columbia, with NASA astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen, launches on the STS-1 mission, returning to Earth on April 14. It is...
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    incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Pearlman, Robert (July 18, 2014). "Astronaut Hank Hartsfield, Who Led First Flight Of Space...
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    Astronauts were skeptical of the ejection seats' usefulness. STS-1 pilot Robert Crippen stated: ...in truth, if you had to use them while the solids were there...
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