Overmyer

Robert Franklyn

USA

International order n°: 112

US astr. n°: 49

Personal data:

Birthdate:	14.07.1936
Birthplace:	Lorain / Ohio
Marital status:	married
Children:	three
Selection date:	30.06.1966
Selection group:
Job:	CDR
Status:	Ret. 00.06.1986
Date of death:	22.03.1996
Place of death:	Duluth / Minnesota, in the crash of a light aircraft he was testing.

Spaceflights:

N°	Startup spacecraft	Date and time launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-5 (Columbia/5)	12h.19m.00s. Nov 11, 1982	Plt	STS-5 (Columbia/5)	14h.34m.29s. Nov 16, 1982	5d.02h.15m.29s.
2	STS-51B (Challenger/7)	16h.02m.18s. Apr 29, 1985	Cdr	STS-51B (Challenger/7)	16h.12m.03s. May 06, 1985	7d.00h.09m.45s.
Total duration:						12d.02h.25m.14s.

Additional information:

Bachelor of science in physics from Baldwin Wallace College, 1958; master of science in aeronautics from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1964;
Colonel, US.Marine Corps (Retired); selected in 1966 for MOL-2, then NASA-Astronaut; later Director, Technical Advisor to the President, Space Systems Company, Martin Marietta Astronautics;
hobbies: Skiing, boating, acrobatic flying in open cockpit biplanes, coaching baseball, running.

Ref: #6a, #16, #21 - update: 05.04.08