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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