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John Oliver Creighton

Retired· NASA · American

John Oliver Creighton

John Oliver Creighton is a former NASA astronaut who flew three Space Shuttle missions.

Spaceflights

3

Time in space

16days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 3

STS-48

Launched: Sep 12, 1991 · 23:11 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Sep 18, 1991

Crewmates

Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.NASA
Mark N. BrownNASA
Charles D. GemarNASA
James BuchliNASA

Success· Flight 2

STS-36

Launched: Feb 28, 1990 · 07:50 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Mar 4, 1990

Crewmates

John CasperNASA
Mike MullaneNASA
Pierre J. ThuotNASA
David HilmersNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-51-G

Launched: Jun 17, 1985 · 11:33 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Jun 24, 1985

Crewmates

Daniel BrandensteinNASA
Patrick BaudryCNES
Sultan bin Salman Al SaudKACST-SRI
John M. FabianNASA
Steven R. NagelNASA
Shannon LucidNASA

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Biography

John Oliver Creighton is a former NASA astronaut who flew three Space Shuttle missions.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: April 28, 1943
First flight: Jun 17, 1985

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