Sherwood Spring

Astronaut

Birthday September 3, 1944

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Connecticut

Age 80 years old

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About

Retired Army Colonel who launched three communications satellites on mission STS-61-B.

Before Fame

He graduated from West Point in 1967 and fought in the Vietnam War.

Trivia

He performed two spacewalks on his only Space Shuttle mission.

Family Life

He married and had two children, one of whom is U.S. Olympian Justin Spring.

Associated With

He and President George W. Bush share the same home state.