Frederick Hauck
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Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck was a captain in the United States Navy, fighter pilot and NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-7 and commanded STS-51-A and STS-26.
Hauck in 1985
NASA Astronaut Group 8
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NASA Astronaut Group 8 was a group of 35 astronauts announced on January 16, 1978. It was the first NASA selection since Group 6 in 1967, and was the largest group to that date. The class was the firs
Frederick Hauck
…University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) Awards See list Space career NASA astronaut Rank Captain, USN Time in space 18d 3h 7m Selection NASA Group 8 (1978) Missions STS-7 STS-51-A STS-26 Mission insignia 00 Retirement April 3, 1989 Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck (pronounced "Howk"; April 11, 1941 – November…
Official group portrait
The six women astronaut candidates pose with the Personal Rescue Enclosure (PRE). The PRE was created as a possible means of transporting astronauts from one Shuttle to another in case of an emergency, but only reached the prototype stage and never flew on any missions.
TFNG T-shirt. These came in red and blue for the two teams into which the TFNG were split.
The first three African Americans to travel into space – Ronald McNair, Guy Bluford and Fred Gregory