S. David Griggs

David Griggs
Griggs in January 1978
Born
Stanley David Griggs

(1939-09-07)September 7, 1939
DiedJune 17, 1989(1989-06-17) (aged 49)
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
George Washington University (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankRear Admiral, USN
Time in space
6d 23h 55m
SelectionNASA Group 8 (1978)
Total EVAs
1
Total EVA time
3h 6m
MissionsSTS-51-D
Mission insignia

Stanley David Griggs (September 7, 1939 – June 17, 1989) was a United States Navy officer and a NASA astronaut. He is credited with conducting the first unscheduled extra-vehicular activity of the space program during Space Shuttle mission STS-51-D. Griggs was killed when the vintage World War II-era training aircraft he was piloting – a North American AT-6D (registration N3931S)[1] – crashed near Earle, Arkansas.