Wood, Nigel Richard
Person · UK
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British engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986.
Bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering. Pilot of the Royal Air Force. Test pilot. Selected April 1985 to fly on the British Skynet Program. Joined the publicity team of the Royal Air Force. Then stationed at Ministry of Defense. Later chief test pilot, Boscombe Down.
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1949 July 21
- Birth of Nigel Richard Wood - . Nation: UK. Related Persons: Wood, Nigel. British engineer payload specialist astronaut, 1984-1986..
1986 June
- STS-61-H (cancelled) - . Crew: Blaha, Buchli, Coats, Fisher, Springer, Sudarmono, Wood, Nigel. Backup Crew: Akbar, Farrimond. Payload: Communications satellites. Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-61-H. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Columbia. Planned shuttle mission for deployment of commercial communications satellites. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. .