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Astronauts
Richard O. Covey

Retired· NASA · American

Richard O. Covey

Richard Oswalt Covey is a retired United States Air Force officer and former NASA astronaut.

Spaceflights

4

Time in space

26days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 4

STS-61

Launched: Dec 2, 1993 · 09:27 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Dec 13, 1993

Crewmates

Ken BowersoxNASA
Claude NicollierESA
Kathryn C. ThorntonNASA
Thomas AkersNASA
Jeffrey HoffmanNASA
Story MusgraveNASA

Success· Flight 3

STS-38

Launched: Nov 15, 1990 · 23:48 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Nov 20, 1990

Crewmates

Frank L. Culbertson Jr.NASA
Robert C. SpringerNASA
Carl J. MeadeNASA
Charles D. GemarNASA

Success· Flight 2

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

Frederick "Rick" HauckNASA
George NelsonNASA
John M. LoungeNASA
David HilmersNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-51-I

Launched: Aug 27, 1985 · 10:58 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Sep 3, 1985

Crewmates

Joe EngleNASA
William Frederick FisherNASA
James van HoftenNASA
John M. LoungeNASA

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Biography

Richard Oswalt Covey is a retired United States Air Force officer and former NASA astronaut.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: August 1, 1946
First flight: Aug 27, 1985

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