Robert A. Parker

Robert Parker
Born
Robert Allan Ridley Parker

(1936-12-14) December 14, 1936 (age 87)
EducationAmherst College (BS)
California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
19d 6h 52m
SelectionNASA Group 6 (1967)
MissionsSTS-9
STS-35
Mission insignia
RetirementAugust 31, 2005
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Astronomy
ThesisThe Physical Conditions Pertaining to Some Possible Supernova Remnants (1963)
Doctoral advisorGuido Münch

Robert Allan Ridley Parker (born December 14, 1936) is an American physicist and astronomer, former director of the NASA Management Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and a retired NASA astronaut. He was a mission specialist on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-9 and STS-35.

He has logged over 3,500 hours flying time in jet aircraft and 463 hours in space.[1]

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