We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon
in this decade and do the other things, not because they are
easy, but because they are hard.
John F. Kennedy
Sept. 12, 1962
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Russell Louis "Rusty" Schweickart
Astronaut
| Date of Birth: |
October 25, 1935 |
| Place of Birth: |
Neptune, NJ |
| Joined NASA: |
October 17, 1963 |
| Left NASA: |
July 1, 1979 |
| Space Flights: |
1 |
| Time in Space: |
10 days, 1 hour, 1 minute |
| Number of EVA's: |
1 |
| Total EVA Time: |
1 hour, 7 minutes |
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MISSION ASSIGNMENTS
Apollo 9
March 3-13, 1969
Assignment: Lunar Module Pilot
Flight Duration: 10 days, 1 hour, 1 minute
Skylab 2
Assignment: Back-up Commander
Skylab 4
Assignment: Capcom
HIGHLIGHTS
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B.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, MIT, 1956
M.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering, MIT, 1963
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Following graduation served as a pilot in the USAF and Air National Guard from 1956 to 1963.
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Worked at MIT, as a research scientist in the Experimental Astronomy Laboratory until selection by NASA.
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Perormed first extravehicular test of the Apollo PLSS(Portable Life Support System) during the Apollo 9 mission in March 1969.
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Following the Skylab program, moved to NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. as Director of User Affairs in the Office of Applications.
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Later assistant to Governor Jerry Brown as a science and technology advisor in California.
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1979, retired from NASA and named Chairman of the California Energy Commission.
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Later, President, Aloha Networks Inc., then President, NRS Communications Inc.
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Currently Executive Vice President of CTA Commercial Systems.
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Founder and Past President of ASE (the Association of Space Explorers).
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