Imię i nazwisko | Donald H. Peterson |
Data urodzenia | 22.10.1933 |
Data śmierci | 27.05.2018 |
Narodowość | American |
Agencja Kosmiczna | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
Status | Nie żyje |
Typ astronauty | Rządowa agencja |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_H._Peterson |
Donald Herod Peterson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. Peterson was originally selected for the Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) program, but, when that was canceled, he became a NASA astronaut in September 1969. He was a mission specialist on STS-6 on board Challenger. During the mission Peterson performed a spacewalk to test the new airlock and space suits. He logged 120 hours in space. Peterson retired from NASA in 1984.