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Longhurst

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Longhurst, Peter Hervey (1943-2010) British engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986. Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the Royal Navy Engineering College, Plymouth, 1966. Commander, Royal Navy. Later became a farmer in Somerset, England.

Birth Place: Staines, Middlesex.
Status: Deceased.
Born: 1943.03.08.
Died: 2010.05.25.

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Associated Countries

• UK UK More...

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See also

• Engineer Category of persons. More...

• Payload Specialist Requirement: technicians to operate specific payloads on shuttle missions. More...

• Payload Specialist Astronaut Astronauts trained for spaceflight but for only support of a specific payload on a single space mission. More...

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Associated Flights

• STS-71-C Crew: Longhurst. Planned shuttle mission for deployment of commercial communications satellites. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. Backup crew: Holmes. More...

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Associated Manufacturers and Agencies

• RN Royal Navy, UK. More...

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Bibliography

• Becker, Joachim, "Space Facts Web Site", http://www.spacefacts.de/, Web Address when accessed: here.

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Longhurst Chronology

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1987 January - .

• STS-71-C (cancelled) - . Crew: Longhurst. Backup Crew: Holmes. Payload: Communications satellites. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Longhurst; Holmes. Program: STS. Flight: STS-71-C. Spacecraft: Atlantis. Summary: Planned shuttle mission for deployment of commercial communications satellites. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. .

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2010 May 25 - .

• Death of Peter Hervey Longhurst at Somerset - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Longhurst. Summary: British engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986. Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the Royal Navy Engineering College, Plymouth, 1966. Commander, Royal Navy. Later became a farmer in Somerset, England..

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