Robert Springer

Astronaut

Birthday May 21, 1942

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Missouri

Age 82 years old

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About

Served as Mission Specialist on Space Shuttle missions STS-29 and STS-38.

Before Fame

He was a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War.

Trivia

He did work for the Department of Defense while on STS-38 Atlantis in 1990.

Family Life

He married Deborah Horchler and had four children.

Associated With

He and fellow astronaut Charles Veach both flew combat missions in the Vietnam War.