Flight record
2 flights on padside's record, flying from 1989 to 1990.
2Flights
9d 21hTime in space
Not recordedEVA time
0Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
Robert Clyde "Bob" Springer is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who flew as a Mission Specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1989 and 1990. A decorated aviator in the United States Marine Corps, Springer also flew more than 500 combat sorties during the Vietnam War. He has logged over 237 hours in space and 4,500 hours flying time, including 3,500 hours in jet aircraft.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Flights
- Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-38November 15, 1990
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-29March 13, 1989
Born 1942-05-21