![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Richard_Hieb_%2528cropped%2529.jpg/640px-Richard_Hieb_%2528cropped%2529.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Richard Hieb
American astronaut (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard James Hieb (born September 21, 1955 in Jamestown, North Dakota) is a former NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. He was a mission specialist on STS-39 and STS-49, and was a payload commander on STS-65. After leaving NASA he worked at AlliedSignal and Orbital before spending 14 years as an executive at Lockheed Martin. He is currently a faculty member in the University of Colorado Boulder Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department.
Quick Facts Born, Education ...
Richard Hieb | |
---|---|
![]() NASA portrait, 1992 | |
Born | Richard James Hieb (1955-09-21) September 21, 1955 (age 68) Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S. |
Education | Northwest Nazarene University (BS) University of Colorado, Boulder (MS) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 31d 22h 34m |
Selection | NASA Group 11 (1985) |
Missions | STS-39 STS-49 STS-65 |
Mission insignia | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Close