| Name: Overmyer, Robert | Country: USA | M/F: M | Number of Flights: 2 |
| Space Flights | Launch Date - Shuttle | Landing Date - Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| 1. STS-5 | November 11, 1982 - Columbia | November 16, 1982 - Columbia |
| 2. STS-51B | April 29, 1985 - Challenger | May 6, 1985 - Challenger |
| Space Flights | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Apollo 17 (Support Crew) |
Manned lunar landing at Taurus-Littrow - December 11, 1972 Lunar Lift Off - December 14, 1972 |
| MOL-6 (Cancelled) |
Fourth manned flight of the Manned Orbital Laboratory (MOL) The Navy wanted an all-Navy crew for the fourth manned flight of the MOL, which would limit the crew to Truly with either Overmyer or Crippen as co-pilot. The MOL program was cancelled in June 1969. |
| Apollo ASTP (Support Crew) |
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project - Docked with Soyuz 19 |
| 1. STS-5 | Deployed Anik C-3 for TELESAT Canada and SBS-3 for Satellite Business Systems First operational flight |
| 2. STS-51B | Spacelab-3 Mission (SL-3) First operational flight for Spacelab |
| Return to Master List | American Astronauts | Two Spaceflights | Space Shuttle Program - 1982 / 1985 |
Updated - June 7, 2006