Military Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut
Spacecraft
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Astronauts trained for military spaceflight but not to pilot spacecraft.
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Vidrine American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1985.
Sundberg American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1985. Later stationed at Pentagon. Retired from USAF in August 1997. Later with NRO.
Lydon American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1986.
Sefchek American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1985.
Wright, Keith American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1985. Director, Satellite Control Facility in Sunnyvale. Later with Sparta Corporation, El Segundo, California.
Payton American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut 1979-1985.
Watterson American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1986.
Higbee American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1985.
Joseph American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1985.
Rij American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1985. Served at Onizuka AFB, California. Retired from the Air Force in 1995. Thereafter worked in private industry in Virginia.
Armor American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1985.
Hamel American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1985.
Odle American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1986.
Pailes American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut 1982-1987.
Jones, Charles American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1987. Killed in 9-11 hijacking.
Mantz American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1987.
Crombie American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1985-1988.
Puz American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1990.
Roberts American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1987.
DeArmond American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1985-1988.
Detroye American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1985. Bachelor of science in astronautical engineering from USAF Academy, 1977. From 1986 worked as a Shuttle Flight Controller.
Staib American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1985-1988. Left the astronaut corps in July 1988. Later worked at the Pentagon, then at Colorado Springs.
Casserino American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1985.
Sponable American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1987.
Thompson, David American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1985. Retired from the USAF in 1987. Later President Spectrum Technology, Los Angeles.
Yeakel American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1988. Master of science in astronautical engineering from USAF Academy, 1978. Stationed at the US State Department. Later with National Reconnaissance Office.
James American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1987.
Holder American engineer USAF spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1988. Later worked for the Boeing Company, then Vice President of Space Systems, Andrews Space.
LaComb American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1990.
Carretto American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1985-1988.
Booen American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1982-1987.
Tittle American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut 1985-1988. Graduated in operations research from the USAF Academy, 1982. US Air Force operations specialist, stationed in the Pentagon. Later a Shuttle Flight Controller at the JSC.