Born 1940s.
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Biography
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
↑ Paul Alexander Gibson on Find A Grave: Memorial #3811914 accessed on 13 Mar 2019
↑ Rita M. Gibson on Find A Grave: Memorial #148653907 accessed on 13 Mar 2019
↑ Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
↑ Hall of Fame Bio
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