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Robert Crippen

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Space Shuttle Columbia STS-1 mission pilot Robert L. Crippen

 

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Tell Me A Story: Bob Crippen And the Key To Columbia

 

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Capt. Robert L. Crippen visits Crippen Elementary

 

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Bob Crippen's Moving Tribute to Shuttle Columbia

 

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Bob Crippen Interview Shot During Florida Space Day

Robert Laurel Crippen is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut. He traveled into space four times: as Pilot of STS-1 in April 1981, the first Space Shuttle mission; and as Commander of STS-7 in June 1983, STS-41-C in April 1984, and STS-41-G in October 1984. Crippen received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.