
Richard N. Richards
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 78 |
Date of birth | August 24,1946 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Key West |
Florida | |
United States | |
Space missions | STS-50, STS-41, STS-64, STS-28 |
STS-64, STS-28, STS-41, STS-50, STS-61-E | |
STS-64 | |
STS-50 | |
STS-28 | |
STS-41 | |
STS-61-E | |
First space flight | STS-28 |
Rank | Captain |
United States Navy | |
Job | Astronaut |
Chemical engineer | |
Naval Officer | |
Awards | NASA Space Flight Medal |
Defense Superior Service Medal | |
Distinguished Flying Cross | |
NASA Agency Honor Awards - Exceptional Service Medal | |
Defense Meritorious Service Medal | |
National Defense Service Medal | |
NASA Distinguished Service Medal | |
Vietnam Service Medal | |
Education | University of Missouri |
Riverview Gardens High School | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 478038 |
Richard N. Richards Life story
Richard Noel "Dick" Richards, 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.