Podcast

Robert Crippen

Academy of Achievement

Captain Robert L. Crippen is a former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions, including three as commander. An aerospace engineering graduate from the University of Texas in 1960, he entered the Navy’s Aviation Officer program. From 1962 to 1964, Crippen became an attack pilot aboard the aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Independence on multiple deployments. He became a NASA astronaut in September 1969 and was a member of the …