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Richard A. Searfoss

Deceased· NASA · American

Richard A. Searfoss

Richard Alan Searfoss was an American aviator who was United States Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut and test pilot.

Spaceflights

3

Time in space

39days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 3

STS-90

Launched: Apr 17, 1998 · 18:19 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: May 3, 1998

Crewmates

Scott AltmanNASA
James A. PawelczykNASA
Jay C. BuckeyNASA
Dafydd WilliamsCSA
Kathryn P. HireNASA
Richard M. LinnehanNASA

Success· Flight 2

STS-76

Launched: Mar 22, 1996 · 08:13 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Mir
Landed: Mar 31, 1996

Crewmates

Kevin P. ChiltonNASA
Ronald M. SegaNASA
Michael R. CliffordNASA
Linda M. GodwinNASA
Shannon LucidNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-58

Launched: Oct 18, 1993 · 14:53 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Nov 1, 1993

Crewmates

John E. BlahaNASA
Martin J. FettmanNASA
Margaret Rhea SeddonNASA
David WolfNASA
William S. McArthurNASA
Shannon LucidNASA

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Biography

Richard Alan Searfoss was an American aviator who was United States Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut and test pilot.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Deceased
Nationality: American
Born: June 5, 1956
Died: September 29, 2018
First flight: Oct 18, 1993

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