Richard N. Richards

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Dick Richards
Born	Richard Noel Richards (1946-08-24) August 24, 1946 (age 78) Key West, Florida, U.S.
Education	University of Missouri (BS) University of West Florida (MS)
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Distinguished Flying Cross NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Captain, USN
Time in space	33d 21h 29m
Selection	NASA Group 9 (1980)
Missions	STS-28 STS-41 STS-50 STS-64
Mission insignia
Retirement	April 1995

Richard Noel "Dick" Richards (born August 24, 1946), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s.