Sherwood C. Spring
Sherwood Spring | |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Colonel, USA |
Time in space | 6d 21h 4m |
Selection | NASA Group 9 (1980) |
Total EVAs | 2 |
Total EVA time | 12h 14m[1] |
Missions | STS-61-B |
Mission insignia |
Sherwood Clark Spring (born September 3, 1944) is a retired
Personal life
Spring was active in the
Spring's son, Justin, was a member of the 2008 US Olympic Men's Gymnastics team that earned bronze in Beijing, was the men's gymnastics head coach at the University of Illinois for 12 seasons and currently an assistant coach at the University of Alabama.
Education
Graduated from
Organizations
Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Association of the United States Army, Association of Space Explorers (ASE), and a lifetime member of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy.
Special honors
Recipient of the Victor A. Prather Award in 1985 for performance during an EVA.
Experience
After graduation from West Point in 1967, Spring served two tours of duty in
He has military and civilian experience in 25 types of airplanes and helicopters and has logged more than 3,500 hours flying time—including over 1,500 hours in jet aircraft.[2]
NASA career
Spring was selected as an astronaut in May 1980. His technical assignments have included software verification at the
Post-NASA career
Following his retirement from NASA in August 1988, Spring spent the next five years directing the Army Space Program Office in
External links
- "SHERWOOD C. (WOODY) SPRING (COLONEL, USA, RET.), NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)" (PDF). NASA. December 1994. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
References
- ^ "Sherwood C. Spring - EVA experience".
- ^ National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ^ "Astronauts and the BSA". Fact sheet. Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2006.
- ^ Opinion by Greg Hansen : Trials in Omaha have Tucson feel
- ^ "Spring, Sherwood C. "Woody"". Bryant Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients. Bryant University. 1986. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Rhode Island College Honorary Degree Recipients List" (PDF). Rhode Island College. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
Doctor of Science 1989
- ^ Malmad, David (January 1, 2022). "Speaker Briefing: Colonel Sherwood 'Woody' Spring, USA (Ret)". Grampaw Pettibone Squadron. Retrieved January 31, 2023.