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Dick Richards | |
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| Born | Richard Noel Richards August 24, 1946 |
| Education | University of Missouri (BS) University of West Florida (MS) |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Distinguished Flying Cross NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 33d 21h 29m |
| Selection | NASA Group 9 (1980) |
| Missions | STS-28 STS-41 STS-50 STS-64 |
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| Retirement | April 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.