Wood, Robert Jackson
Person · USA
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American physicist payload specialist astronaut, 1985-1986.
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.
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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
- STS-61-M (cancelled) - . Crew: Fisher, William, Lee, O Connor, Ride, Shriver, Wood, Robert. Backup Crew: Walker. Payload: TDRS/IUS. Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-61-M. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Challenger. Planned TDRS/IUS deployment shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. .
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..