Donald H. Peterson
Donald H. Peterson | |
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| Born | 22 October 1933 |
| Died | 27 May 2018 |
| Occupation(s) | NASA astronaut, United States Air Force officer |
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| Retirement | 1984 |
Donald Herod Peterson (October 22, 1933 – May 27, 2018) was an American astronaut. He was born in Winona, Mississippi.
Career[change | change source]
Peterson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. Peterson was selected for the Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) program, but, when that was canceled, he became a NASA astronaut in September 1969.
He was a mission specialist on STS-6 on board Challenger. During the mission Peterson performed a spacewalk to test the new airlock and space suits. He logged 120 hours in space. Peterson retired from NASA in 1984.
Death[change | change source]
Peterson died on May 27, 2018 at his home in El Lago, Texas of Alzheimer's disease and bone cancer at the age of 84.[1][2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Obituary: Astronaut Donald Peterson". Collect Space. May 28, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Donald Peterson Sr, Who Spacewalked the Challenger, Dies at 84". The Washington Post. May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Donald H. Peterson at Wikimedia Commons
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