Donald Peterson | |
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Born | Donald Herod Peterson October 22, 1933 Winona, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | May 27, 2018 El Lago, Texas, U.S. | (aged 84)
Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Air University (MS) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Colonel, USAF |
Time in space | 5d 23m |
Selection | USAF MOL Group 3 (1967) NASA Group 7 (1969) |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 4h 17m |
Missions | STS-6 |
Mission insignia | ![]() |
Retirement | November 1984 |
Donald Herod Peterson (October 22, 1933 – May 27, 2018) was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. Peterson was originally selected for the Air Force 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.