Robert Gibson
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Robert Gibson

Capt Robert L. Gibson
Born 1940s.
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
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Preceded by
Dan Brandenstein
Chief of the Astronaut Office
December 8, 1992 - September 6, 1994
Succeeded by
Robert Cabana

Robert Lee "Hoot" Gibson (born October 30, 1946), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a former American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and a retired NASA astronaut, as well as a professional pilot who currently races regularly at the annual Reno Air Races.

Father: Paul Alexander Gibson[1]
Mother: Rita Perreault[2]"

1946 Born in Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, USA
1969 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University. Joined the US Navy. During his Navy career, he was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, three Air Medals and two National Defense Service Medals.
Defense
Superior
Service
Distinguished
Flying
Cross
Air
Medal
National
Defense
Service
1978 Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 8 [3]
1981 Married fellow astronaut, Dr. Margaret Rhea Seddon on 30 May 1981.
1984 Flew on Challenger STS-41-B as Pilot with Vance Brand, Bruce McCandless II, Robert L. Stewart and Ronald McNair. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 6. [4]
STS-41-B
NASA
Space Flight
1986 Flew on Columbia STS-61-C as Commander with Charles Bolden, George Nelson, Steven Hawley, Franklin Chang-Diaz and Robert J. Cenker. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 6. [4]
STS-61-C
NASA
Space Flight
1988 Flew on Atlantis STS-27 as Commander with Guy Gardner, Richard Michael Mullane, Jerry L. Ross and William Shepherd. Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal and the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 6. [4]
STS-27
NASA
Space Flight
1989 Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his fourth of 6. [4]
NASA
Space Flight
1990 Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his first of 3. [4]
NASA
Distinguished
Service
1992 Flew on Endeavour STS-47 as Commander with Curtis Brown, Mark C. Lee, Jerome Apt, Nancy Jan Davis, Mae Jemison and Mamoru Mohri. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his fifth of 6. [4] Chief of the Astronaut Office.
STS-47
NASA
Space Flight
1993 Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his second of 3. [4]
NASA
Distinguished
Service
1995 Flew on Atlantis STS-71 as Commander with Charles Precourt, Ellen S. Baker, Gregory Harbaugh, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Anatoly Solovyev and Nikolai Budarin. Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and the NASA Space Flight Medal, his sixth of 6. [4]
NASA
Exceptional
Service
STS-71
NASA
Space Flight
1996 Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his third of 3. [4] Left NASA to join Southwest Airlines.
NASA
Distinguished
Service
2003 Inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame[5]
2006 Retired from Southwest Airlines. Joined the Benson Space Company.

Sources

  1. Paul Alexander Gibson on Find A Grave: Memorial #3811914 accessed on 13 Mar 2019
  2. Rita M. Gibson on Find A Grave: Memorial #148653907 accessed on 13 Mar 2019
  3. Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
  5. Hall of Fame Bio

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