CRIPPEN (Robert L., b. 1937, American Astronaut who served as pilot on the first U.S. space shuttle orbital flight)

Fine coloured NASA photo, signed & inscribed "To Trevor Dell, Best wishes", showing him three quarters length in his space suit, 10" x 8", no place, no date, the photo printed

He is an American retired naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and retired astronaut. He travelled 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. He was also a part of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory, Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test, Apollo–Soyuz, and the Approach and Landing Tests for the Space Shuttle. He did not go to space for any of those programs.

Item Date:  1980

Stock No:  41459      £175

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