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Crombie

Crombie
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Crombie, Robert Buck (1954-) American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1985-1988.

Birth Place: Joliet, Illinois.
Status: Inactive.

Born: 1954.02.27.

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DoD Group 3 - 1985 Requirement: shuttle manned spaceflight engineers to operate military payloads. More...

Military Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut Astronauts trained for military spaceflight but not to pilot spacecraft. More...

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USAF American agency overseeing development of rockets and spacecraft. United States Air Force, USA. More...

Crombie Chronology

1985 September 1 - .

DoD Astronaut Training Group 3 selected. - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Carretto; Crombie; DeArmond; Staib; Tittle. The group was selected to provide shuttle manned spaceflight engineers to operate military payloads.. Qualifications: USAF officers with bachelor's degree in science or engineering; four years experience in flying or space-related activities. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. 5 were selected from 160 candidates.