Bryan D. O'Connor
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Bryan Daniel O'Connor is a retired United States Marine Corps Colonel and former NASA astronaut. He was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2008.
Bryan D. O'Connor
STS-9
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STS-9 was the ninth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Launched on November 28, 1983, the ten-day mission carried the first Spacelab laboratory module into
Bryan D. O'Connor
…pilot for STS-1 and STS-2, safety/photo chase pilot for STS-3, and support crew for STS-4. He was CAPCOM (spacecraft communicator) for STS-5 through STS-9. He also served as Aviation Safety Officer for the NASA Astronaut Corps. When the Challenger and its crew were lost in January 1986, O'Connor was given…
View of Columbia's payload bay, showing Spacelab.
From left: Garriott, Lichtenberg, Shaw, Young, Merbold and ParkerSpace Shuttle program← STS-8STS-41-B (10) →
STS-9 launches from Kennedy Space Center, on November 28, 1983.
Space Shuttle Columbia lands following STS 62 on 18 March 1994.