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Karol J. Bobko
Bobko in September 1979
Born
December 23, 1937
(age 84)
New York City
, New York, U.S.
Status
Retired
Nationality
American
Other names
Karol Joseph Bobko
Alma mater
USAFA
, B.S. 1959
USC
, M.S. 1970
Occupation
Test pilot
Awards
Space career
USAF
/
NASA
Astronaut
Rank
Colonel
,
USAF
Time in space
16d 02h 03m
Selection
1966 USAF MOL Group 2
1969 NASA Group 7
Missions
STS-6
,
STS-51-D
,
STS-51-J
Mission insignia
Retirement
January 1, 1989
Karol Joseph "Bo" Bobko (born December 23, 1937), (
Col
,
USAF
, Ret.), is an American
aerospace engineer
, retired
U.S. Air Force officer
,
test pilot
, and a former USAF and
NASA
astronaut
. Bobko was the first graduate of the
US Air Force Academy
to travel in space.
Military service
Bobko was a member of the first graduating class of the U.S. Air Force Academy.Subsequent to receiving his
commission
and
navigator
rating, he attended
pilot
training at
Bartow Air Base
,
Florida
, and
Vance Air Force Base
,
Oklahoma
. He completed his flight training and received his
pilot wings
in 1960.
From 1961 to 1965, he flew
F-100
and
F-105
aircraft
while assigned as a pilot with the
523d Tactical Fighter Squadron
at
Cannon Air Force Base
,
New Mexico
, and the
336th Tactical Fighter Squadron
at
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
,
North Carolina
. He attended the
Aerospace Research Pilot School
at
Edwards Air Force Base
,
California
, and was assigned as an astronaut to the USAF
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
(MOL) program in 1966.
He has logged over 6,600 hours flight time in the F-100,
F-104
, F-105,
T-33
,
T-38
, and other aircraft.
NASA career
Bobko became part of
NASA Astronaut Group 7
in September 1969 after the cancellation of the
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
(MOL) program. He was a crewmember on the highly successful
Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test
(SMEAT) -- a 56-day ground simulation of the
Skylab
mission, enabling crewmen to collect medical experiments baseline data and evaluate equipment, operations and procedures.
Bobko was a member of the astronaut support crew for the
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
(ASTP). This historic first international
manned space flight
was completed in July 1975. Subsequently, he was a member of the support crew for the
Space Shuttle
Approach and Landing Tests
conducted at Edwards Air Force Base. He serd alternately as
CAPCOM
and prime
chase pilot
during these Approach and Landing Test (ALT) flights.
In preparation for the first flight of
Columbia
(
STS-1
) Bobko served as the lead astronaut in the test and checkout group at
Kennedy Space Center
.
A veteran of three space flights, Bobko logged a total of 386 hours in
space
. He was the pilot on
STS-6
(April 4–9, 1983); and was the mission commander on
STS-51-D
(April 12–19, 1985) and
STS-51-J
(October 3–7, 1985).
Spaceflight experience
[
Main article:
STS-6
Bobko with fellow astronaut
Paul J. Weitz
(left) during training for STS-6
Bobko was pilot for STS-6, which launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on April 4, 1983. During the maiden voyage of
Challenger
, the crew deployed a large
communications
satellite
(
TDRS
-1) and the
rocket
stage (
Inertial Upper Stage
) required to boost it to
geosynchronous orbit
. The STS-6 crew also conducted the first Shuttle
spacewalk
(EVA) and additionally conducted numerous other experiments in materials processing and the recording of
lightning
activities from space. There were also three
Getaway Specials
activated on the flight. After 120 hours of orbital operations,
Challenger
landed on the
concrete
runway
at Edwards Air Force Base in California, on April 9, 1983.
Main article:
STS-51-D
Bobko with U.S. Senator
Jake Garn
(left) during the STS-51-D mission
On his second mission, Bobko was the commander of
STS-51-D
which launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 12, 1985.The mission was to deploy two communications satellites, perform
electrophoresis
and
echocardiograph
operations in space, in addition to accomplishing other experiments. When one of the communications satellites malfunctioned, the first unscheduled spacewalk was made to activate the satellite which required
rendezvous
and operations with the remote manipulator arm.After 168 hours of orbital operations,
Discovery
landed on Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center on April 19, 1985.
Main article:
STS-51-J
Bobko's final flight was as commander of
STS-51-J
, the second Space Shuttle
Department of Defense
mission, which launched from Kennedy Space Center on October 3, 1985. This mission carried classified payloads for the Department of Defense and was the second time that a Shuttle mission was used solely for Department of Defense activities.
[7]
This was the maiden voyage of
Atlantis
. After 98 hours of orbital operations,
Atlantis
landed on Edwards Air Force Base Lakebed Runway 23 on October 7, 1985. Bobko became the first person to fly on three different Space Shuttles.
Post-NASA career
In 1988, Bobko retired from NASA and the Air Force to join the firm of
Booz Allen Hamilton
, in
Houston, Texas
.At Booz Allen he was a principal and managed efforts dealing with human space flight. His areas of emphasis were: high performance training simulation, hardware and software
systems engineering
, spacecraft checkout and testing,
space station
development and program integration.
In 2000, Bobko joined
SPACEHAB
, Inc. in Houston, Texas, where he was Vice President for Strategic ProgramsHe led an organization which develops concepts, processes and hardware for future spaceflight applications In 2005, Bobko joined
Science Applications International Corporation
(SAIC) as Program Manager for the NASA
Ames Research Center
Simulation Laboratories (SimLabs) contract.
Awards and honors
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medals
(2; 1970 and 1979)
NASA Exceptional Service Medals
(2)
NASA Space Flight Medals
(3)
Johnson Space Center
Group Achievement Awards
Air Force Academy
Jabara Award
(1983)
Cradle of Aviation Museum
Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
(May 7, 2011).