Karol J. Bobko

Bo Bobko
Bobko in 1979
Born	Karol Joseph Bobko (1937-12-23)December 23, 1937 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	August 17, 2023(2023-08-17) (aged 85) Half Moon Bay, California, U.S.
Education	United States Air Force Academy (BS) University of Southern California (MS)
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Colonel, USAF
Time in space	16d 2h 3m
Selection	USAF MOL Group 2 (1966) NASA Group 7 (1969)
Missions	STS-6 STS-51-D STS-51-J
Mission insignia
Retirement	January 1, 1989

Karol Joseph "Bo" Bobko (December 23, 1937 – August 17, 2023) was an American aerospace engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and a USAF and NASA astronaut. Bobko was the first graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy to travel in space and the first person to fly on a space shuttle on three different missions: STS-6, STS-51-D, STS-51-J.