Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates

Smith

Robert Wilson "Bob"

USA

Personal data

Birthdate:  11.12.1928
Birthplace:  Washington D.C.
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  ??.??.1962
Position:  Pilot
Status:  Ret. ??.??.????
Day of death:  19.08.2010
Place of death:  Montverde / Florida

Additional information

Lieutenant Colonel, USAF; Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1955; flew combat missions during the Korean War; 1962 for military astronaut - class-2 selected.

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