Watterson, John Brett
Person · USA
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American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1986.
Bachelor of science in physics from Virginia Military College, 1971. Master of science in engineering physics from U. S. Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 1976 . Stationed in the Pentagon. Later he joined Hughes Space and Communications, El Segundo, California.
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4 events
1949 September 10
- Birth of John Brett Watterson - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Watterson. American engineer military spaceflight engineer astronaut, 1979-1986..
1979 August 1
- DoD Astronaut Training Group 1 selected. - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Casserino,
Detroye,
Hamel,
Higbee,
Joseph,
Lydon,
Payton,
Rij,
Sefchek,
Sundberg,
Vidrine,
Watterson,
Wright, Keith.
The group was selected to provide shuttle manned spaceflight engineers to operate military payloads.. Qualifications: USAF, Navy, or Army officers with bachelor's degree in science or engineering; four years experience in flying or space-related activities. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. 13 were selected from 222 candidates. The existence of the group was secret until 1985.
1984 July
- STS-41-E (cancelled) - . Crew: Buchli, Detroye, Mattingly, Onizuka, Shriver. Backup Crew: Sundberg. Support Crew: Watterson. Payload: DoD Mission. Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-41-E. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Challenger. Planned Department of Defense shuttle mission. Cancelled due to IUS failure..
1986 July
- STS-62-A (cancelled) - . Crew: Aldridge, Crippen, Gardner, Gardner, Guy, Mullane, Ross, Watterson. Backup Crew: Odle. Payload: DoD Mission. Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-62-A. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Discovery. Planned Department of Defense shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. Would have been first launch from the ill-fated SLC-6 launch site at Vandenberg, California..