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Frederick "Rick" Hauck

Retired· NASA · American

Frederick "Rick" Hauck

Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck is a retired Captain in the United States Navy, a former fighter pilot and NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle mission...

Spaceflights

3

Time in space

18days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 3

STS-26

Launched: Sep 29, 1988 · 15:37 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Oct 3, 1988

Crewmates

Richard O. CoveyNASA
George NelsonNASA
John M. LoungeNASA
David HilmersNASA

Success· Flight 2

STS-51-A

Launched: Nov 8, 1984 · 12:15 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Nov 16, 1984

Crewmates

David M. WalkerNASA
Anna Lee FisherNASA
Dale GardnerNASA
Joseph P. AllenNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-7

Launched: Jun 18, 1983 · 11:33 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Jun 24, 1983

Crewmates

Robert CrippenNASA
John M. FabianNASA
Sally RideNASA
Norman E. ThagardNASA

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Biography

Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck is a retired Captain in the United States Navy, a former fighter pilot and NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-7 and commanded STS-51-A and STS-26.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: April 11, 1941
First flight: Jun 18, 1983

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