Donald H. Peterson

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Donald H. Peterson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut best known for flying on the first Space Shuttle Challenger mission and performing one of the early spacewalks of the Shuttle era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA astronaut
United States Air Force officer
human
awardReceived Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross NERFINISHED
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal NERFINISHED
conflict Vietnam War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1933-10-22
dateOfDeath 2018-05-27
educatedAt Air Force Institute of Technology NERFINISHED
United States Military Academy
employer NASA
United States Air Force NERFINISHED
familyName Peterson NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy nuclear engineering
givenName Donald NERFINISHED
memberOf NASA Astronaut Group 7 NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Air Force
militaryRank colonel
nativeLanguage English
notableFor flying on the first Space Shuttle Challenger mission
performing one of the early Shuttle-era spacewalks
numberOfChildren 3
occupation astronaut
military officer
test pilot
participatedIn development and testing of Space Shuttle systems
performedActivity extravehicular activity
placeOfBirth Winona, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath El Lago, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
residence El Lago, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
retiredFromNASA 1984
retiredFromUSAF 1984
selectedAsAstronaut 1969
serviceNumberOfSpaceFlights 1
sexOrGender male
spaceMission STS-6 NERFINISHED
spacewalkOnMission STS-6 NERFINISHED
spouse Bonnie Love Peterson NERFINISHED
totalTimeInSpace about 5 days
wasCrewMemberOf Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED
workedAt Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED

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STS-6 crewMember Donald H. Peterson
STS-6 missionSpecialist Donald H. Peterson
STS-6 EVAcrewMember Donald H. Peterson