Robert A. Parker
American astronomer and astronaut (born 1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Robert Parker, see Robert Parker (disambiguation).
Robert Allan Ridley Parker (born December 14, 1936) is an American physicist and astronomer, former director of the NASA Management Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and a retired NASA astronaut. He was a mission specialist on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-9 and STS-35.
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Born | Robert Allan Ridley Parker (1936-12-14) December 14, 1936 (age 87) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Education | Amherst College (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 19d 6h 52m |
Selection | NASA Group 6 (1967) |
Missions | STS-9 STS-35 |
Mission insignia | |
Retirement | August 31, 2005 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics Astronomy |
Thesis | The Physical Conditions Pertaining to Some Possible Supernova Remnants (1963) |
Doctoral advisor | Guido Münch |
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He has logged over 3,500 hours flying time in jet aircraft and 463 hours in space.[1]