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Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow (born August 11, 1961) is an engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut, and commercial spacecraft pilot. Sturckow is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. He flew as a pilot on STS-88 and STS-105 and as a commander on STS-117 and STS-128.
Frederick Wilford 'Rick' Sturckow ( La Mesa, 11 de agosto de 1961) é um astronauta norte-americano veterano de quatro missões do ônibus espacial .
STS-128 Commander. Born on 11 August 1961, Sturckow is married, enjoys flying and physical training, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. Sturckow has had a distinguished career as a US Naval and Air Force pilot including active duty during the Gulf War.
A veteran of four space flights, Sturckow has logged over 1200 hours in space. He served as pilot on STS-88 in 1998 (the first International Space Station assembly mission), and on STS-105 (2001) and was the Crew Commander on STS-117 (2007) and STS-128 (2009).
Sturckow also flew a wide variety of projects and classified programs as an F/A-18 test pilot in the areas of weapons separation, carrier suitability, flutter, loads, electronic systems, flying qualities and performance.
Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow is an Engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut, and commercial spacecraft pilot. Sturckow is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. He flew on STS-88 and STS-105 as a pilot and STS-117 and STS-128 as a commander.
4 de dez. de 1998 · Age: 62. Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow is an Engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut, and commercial spacecraft pilot. Sturckow is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. He flew on STS-88 and STS-105 as a pilot and STS-117 and STS-128 as a commander.
