John H. Casper
John Howard Casper is an Air Force pilot, test pilot, shuttle , and NASA astronaut. Flew four shuttle missions across defense, science, and technology operations.
- Born
- July 9, 1943
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Greenville, South Carolina,United States
Flights
4
Spacewalks
0
EVA time
N/A
In space
34 days, 9 hours, 52 minutes
Bio
Before and around spaceflight, John H.Before and around spaceflight, Casper developed a technical foundation through study at United States Air Force Academy and Purdue University. That background matters because the shuttle era depended on astronauts who could move between spacecraft operations, payload science, robotics, aviation, and public-facing international work.
Casper flew on STS-36, STS-54, STS-62, STS-77 during the operational Space Shuttle era.
Pilot on STS-36. Commanded STS-54, STS-62, and STS-77. Flew defense, science, and technology missions.