Richard Searfoss
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Richard Alan Searfoss (1956 - 2018)

Col Richard Alan Searfoss
Born in Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Died at age 62 in Bear Valley Springs, Kern, California, United Statesmap
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Richard Alan Searfoss (June 5, 1956 – September 29, 2018) was a United States Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut and test pilot.

Father: Lt Col (Ret) Stanley G Searfoss
Mother: Mary Kathryn Spencer

1956 Born in Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, USA.
1978 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy. Joined the US Air Force. During his Air Force career, he was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal.
Defense
Superior
Service
Distinguished
Flying
Cross
Defense
Meritorious
Service
Meritorious
Service
1979 Master of Science in Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology.
1990 Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 13. [1]
1993 Flew on Columbia STS-58 as Pilot with John Blaha, Margaret Rhea Seddon, William S. McArthur, David Wolf, Shannon Lucid and Martin J. Fettman. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 3. [2]
STS-58
NASA
Space Flight
1996 Flew on Atlantis STS-76 as Pilot with Kevin P. Chilton, Ronald Sega, Michael R. Clifford, Linda Godwin and Shannon Lucid. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 3. [2]
STS-76
NASA
Space Flight
1997 Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. [2]
NASA
Exceptional
Service
1998 Flew on Columbia STS-90 as Commander with Scott Altman,Dafydd Williams, Kathryn Hire, Richard Linnehan, Jay C. Buckey and James Pawelczyk. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 3. [2]
STS-90
NASA
Space Flight
1998 Retired from the Air Force, left NASA.
1999 Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal. [2]

Sources

  1. Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List

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