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Konrad, John Harrison

Person · USA

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Konrad
Konrad
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American engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1988. Systems engineer and fluid mechanics specialist at Hughes Aircraft.

Bachelor of science in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the Oklahoma State University, 1971. Ph.D. in fluid mechanics from Caltech, 1977.

More at: Konrad.

Family
Astronaut
Country
USA
Agency
Hughes
Bibliography
4452

Chronology

3 events

1949 March 12

  • Birth of John Harrison Konrad - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Konrad. American engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1988. Systems engineer and fluid mechanics specialist at Hughes Aircraft..

1985 April

1986 November

  • STS-61-L (cancelled) - . Crew: Konrad. Backup Crew: Cunningham, Stephen. Payload: Communications satellites. Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-61-L. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Atlantis. Planned shuttle mission for deployment of commercial communications satellites. Would have launched the first American journalist in space from Launch Complex 39B. Cancelled after Challenger disaster..