Rusty Schweickart

Astronaut

Birthday October 25, 1935

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace New Jersey

Age 89 years old

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About

Apollo 9 pilot of the Lunar Module, the LM's first manned flight test.

Before Fame

He earned his Master's from MIT in 1963.

Trivia

He was backup commander for the first Skylab mission.

Family Life

He married Nancy Ramsey and had seven children.

Associated With

He and Alexei Leonov are two of the astronauts who established the Association of Space Explorers.