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Wood, Robert Jackson
American physicist payload specialist astronaut, 1985-1986.
Status: Deceased; Active 1985-1986. Born: 1957-06-26. Died: 2009-02-19. Birth Place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Bachelor of science in physics from Honors Tutorial College, University of Ohio, 1978. Master of science in physics from MIT, 1980. McDonnell-Douglas engineer. Commercial Payload Specialist Selection 1 on June 26, 1983. Unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut group 13. Systems engineer on the Joint Direct Attack Munitions program. Killed when rear-ended by drunken driver. Died in St. Charles County, Missouri.
More at: Wood, Robert.
Family:
Astronaut.
Country:
USA.
Flights:
STS-61-M,
STS-71-D.
Agency:
McDonnell Douglas.
Bibliography:
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1957 June 26 - .
- Birth of Robert Jackson Wood - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Wood, Robert.
American physicist payload specialist astronaut, 1985-1986..
1986 July - .
1987 February - .
- STS-71-D (cancelled) - .
Crew: Wood, Robert.
Backup Crew: Walker.
Payload: Communications satellites. Nation: USA.
Program: STS.
Flight: STS-71-D.
Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle.
Spacecraft: Columbia.
Planned shuttle mission for deployment of commercial communications satellites. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. .
2009 February 19 - .
- Death of Robert Jackson Wood at St. Charles County, Missouri - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Wood, Robert.
American physicist payload specialist astronaut, 1985-1986..
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