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Wood, Robert Jackson

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Wood Robert Credit: www.spacefacts.de

Status: Deceased; Active 1985-1986. Born: 1957-06-26. Died: 2009-02-19. Birth Place: Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

Bachelor of science in physics from Honors Tutorial College, University of Ohio, 1978. Master of science in physics from MIT, 1980. McDonnell-Douglas engineer. Commercial Payload Specialist Selection 1 on June 26, 1983. Unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut group 13. Systems engineer on the Joint Direct Attack Munitions program. Killed when rear-ended by drunken driver. xxDied in St. Charles County, Missouri.

Family: Payload Specialist Astronaut. Country: USA. Flights: STS-61-M, STS-71-D. Agency: McDonnell Douglas. More at: 6221. Bibliography: 4452.

• Birth of Robert Jackson Wood - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Wood, Robert. American physicist payload specialist astronaut, 1985-1986..

• STS-61-M (cancelled) - . Crew: Fisher, William, Lee, O Connor, Ride, Shriver, Wood, Robert. Backup Crew: Walker. Payload: TDRS/IUS. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fisher, William, Lee, O Connor, Ride, Shriver, Walker, Wood, Robert. Program: STS. Flight: STS-61-M. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Challenger. Planned TDRS/IUS deployment shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. .

• STS-71-D (cancelled) - . Crew: Wood, Robert. Backup Crew: Walker. Payload: Communications satellites. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Walker, Wood, Robert. Program: STS. Flight: STS-71-D. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Columbia. Planned shuttle mission for deployment of commercial communications satellites. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. .

• Death of Robert Jackson Wood at St. Charles County, Missouri - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Wood, Robert. American physicist payload specialist astronaut, 1985-1986..