Richard N. Richards

Dick Richards
Born
Richard Noel Richards

(1946-08-24) August 24, 1946 (age 78)
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BS)
University of West Florida (MS)
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
33d 21h 29m
SelectionNASA Group 9 (1980)
MissionsSTS-28
STS-41
STS-50
STS-64
Mission insignia
RetirementApril 1995

Richard Noel "Dick" Richards (born August 24, 1946), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s.