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Brewster Hopkinson Shaw |
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Born |
16 May 1945 |
Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan |
Gender |
Male |
Military Service |
U.S. Air Force |
Test pilot. 1969-1978 |
Occupation |
Jan 1978 |
Entered astronaut training with NASA, on loan from the Air Force. |
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Brewster Shaw. Brewster Shaw. |
Occupation |
28 Nov 1983 |
Made his first space flight in 1983 serving as the pilot on shuttle mission STS-9. |
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STS-9 Patch
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STS-9 Crew. STS-9 had the largest shuttle crew to that date. It included the first non-U.S. citizen on a Shuttle flight. Ulf Merbold was the first European Space Agency astronaut and first West German citizen to go into space. |
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STS-9 Columbia Liftoff.
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Spacelab. The purpose of mission STS-9 was to carry the ESA developed Spacelab into space for the first time. Spacelab gave the shuttle a laboratory that could be used for experimentation. it was used on 22 shuttle flights and retired when spaceborne experimentation was moved to the International Space Station. |
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STS-9 Landing. While Columbia landed safely two of the shuttles three auxiliary power units caught fire due to a fuel leak. The crew was not aware of the issue. After landing the fire burned itself out but not before causing major damage. The shuttle required extensive renovation. As a result, Columbia would not fly at all during 1984–1985. |
Occupation |
26 Nov 1985 |
Shaw served as the shuttle commander on shuttle Atlantis for mission STS-61B |
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STS-61B Patch
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STS-61-B Crew.
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STS-61-B Launch.
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STS-61-B Shaw.
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STS-61B Landing.
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Occupation |
8 Aug 1989 |
Shaw served as shuttle commander on shuttle Columbia for mission STS-28 |
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STS-28 Patch.
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STS-28 Crew. The mission details of STS-28 are classified necessitating an all military crew. |
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STS-28 Rollout.
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STS-28 Liftoff
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STS-28 Liftoff.
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STS-28 Columbia Commander Shaw.
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STS-28 Landing.
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Person ID |
I62775 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
16 Apr 2023 |
Father |
Brewster Hopkinson Shaw, Sr, b. 8 Nov 1904, Michigan , d. 17 Oct 2000, Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan (Age 95 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Leone M Lee, b. 20 Nov 1907, Michigan , d. 12 May 1998, Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan (Age 90 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
1938 |
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan |
Family ID |
F19201 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 16 May 1945 - Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan |
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Photos |
| Brewster H. Shaw. Brewster H. Shaw. |
| Brewster Shaw A veteran of three shuttle flights. After he retired he became the Vice President & General Manager of the Space Exploration Division at the Boeing Company. |
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