Brewster Hopkinson Shaw, Jr

1945 -

• Name	Brewster Hopkinson Shaw
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	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.
  		Brewster Shaw. Brewster Shaw.
  Occupation	28 Nov 1983
  	Made his first space flight in 1983 serving as the pilot on shuttle mission STS-9.
  		STS-9 Patch
  		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.
  		STS-9 Columbia Liftoff.
  		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.
  		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
  		STS-61B Patch
  		STS-61-B Crew.
  		STS-61-B Launch.
  		STS-61-B Shaw.
  		STS-61B Landing.
  Occupation	8 Aug 1989
  	Shaw served as shuttle commander on shuttle Columbia for mission STS-28
  		STS-28 Patch.
  		STS-28 Crew. The mission details of STS-28 are classified necessitating an all military crew.
  		STS-28 Rollout.
  		STS-28 Liftoff
  		STS-28 Liftoff.
  		STS-28 Columbia Commander Shaw.
  		STS-28 Landing.
  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
  Marriage	1938	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
  Family ID	F19201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 May 1945 - Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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.