Russell L. Schweickart
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Russell L. Schweickart is an American astronaut, best known as the lunar module pilot on the Apollo 9 mission and for his later work in space safety and asteroid impact prevention.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
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aerospace engineer ⓘ astronaut ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ space safety advocate ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
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NASA Exceptional Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | B612 Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-10-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Manasquan High School
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| EVAApproximateDuration | about 46 minutes ⓘ |
| EVAOnMission | Apollo 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Schweickart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
asteroid impact mitigation
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human spaceflight ⓘ planetary defense ⓘ |
| fullName | Russell Louis Schweickart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy on asteroid impact prevention
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early testing of the Apollo Lunar Module in Earth orbit ⓘ lunar module pilot on Apollo 9 ⓘ work on space safety ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
B612 Foundation
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NASA Astronaut Group 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Colonel, USAF ⓘ |
| missionRole | Lunar Module Pilot ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
aerospace engineer
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astronaut ⓘ public official ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| performedExtravehicularActivity | true ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Neptune City, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOfficeHeld | commissioner of energy and environmental affairs of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of the board of the B612 Foundation
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lunar module pilot on Apollo 9 ⓘ |
| selectedAsAstronaut | 1963 ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftFlown |
Apollo Command Module Gumdrop
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Apollo Lunar Module Spider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceflightEnd | 1969-03-13 ⓘ |
| spaceflightStart | 1969-03-03 ⓘ |
| spaceMission | Apollo 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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