Sherwood C. Spring
Sherwood Clark "Woody" Spring is an astronaut and spaceflight crew member born on September 3, 1944 in Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. NASA Astronaut Group 9, 1980 marked the formal start of the astronaut career. United States Army service; astronaut and mission crew member shaped the technical and operational experience brought into crew training.
- Born
- September 3, 1944
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Hartford, Connecticut,United States
Flights
1
Spacewalks
2
EVA time
12 hours, 14 minutes
In space
6 days, 21 hours, 4 minutes
Bio
Sherwood Clark "Woody" Spring flew on STS-61-B, logging 6d 21h 04m in space. The flight sequence placed Sherwood C. Spring in STS-61-B as , with each assignment adding another layer of spacecraft operations, crew coordination, and mission execution.
Space Shuttle Atlantis mission that deployed three communications satellites and tested space-station assembly techniques. Included EASE/ACCESS construction experiments that informed later space-station assembly planning.
Sherwood C. Spring's career combines preparation, assigned responsibilities, and the specific mission work completed with each crew. The available family record lists married; 2 children. Left NASA astronaut service after mission assignments. The exact departure date is not listed.