NAME OF ASTRONAUT | DESCRIPTION |
RICHARD COVEY | Richard Oswalt Covey (born August 1, 1946) is a retired United States Air Force officer, former NASA astronaut, and a member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. He was a Commander for 2 Space Shuttle Flights |
NAME OF SITE | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE |
BIRTHPLACE | Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | ARKANSAS |
STUDIED | Choctawhatchee High School | FORT WALTON BEACH | FLORIDA |
STUDIED | Us Air Force Academy | COLORADO SPRINGS | CFOLORADO |
STUDIED | Purdue University | WEST LAFYETTE | INDIANA |
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NAME OF VEHICLE | NAME OF ORBITER | LOCATION | MISSION NUMBER & NICKNAME | CITY | STATE / COUNTRY | |
ORBITER | DISCOVERY SPACE SHUTTLE | STEVEN UDVAR HAZY | STS 38 | CHANTILLY | VIRGINIA | |
ORBITER | SPACE SHUTTLE ( BACKUP ORBITER ENGINEER | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | STS 51 I | MERITT ISLAND | FLORIDA | |
ORBITER | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDAVOUR | SPACE SHUTTLE ENDAVOUR | STS 61 | EXPOSITION PARK | CALIFORNIA |