Frederick W. Sturckow
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | August 11, 1961 La Mesa, California |
| Occupation1 | Test Pilot, Astronaut |
| Rank | (Full Bird) Colonel, USMC |
| Space time | 23d 16h 31m |
| Selection | 1994 NASA Group |
| Mission(s) | STS-88, STS-105, STS-117 |
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Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow born August 11, 1961 is an American astronaut.
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[edit] Personal information
Sturckow was born La Mesa, California but considers Lakeside, California to be his hometown. He is married to the former Michele A. Street of Great Mills, Maryland. He enjoys flying and physical training (PT). His father, Karl H. Sturckow, resides in Lakeside and his mother, Janette R. Sturckow, resides in La Mesa.
[edit] Education
Sturckow graduated from Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California, in 1978. He received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University in 1984.
[edit] Organizations
He was part of the Marine Corps Association (MCA) and a former member of Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP).
[edit] Honors
Defense Superior Service Medal, Single Mission Air Medal with Combat “V”, Strike/Flight Air Medals (4), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal.
[edit] Experience
Sturckow was commissioned in December, 1984. An Honor Graduate of The Basic School, he earned his wings in April, 1987. Following initial F/A-18 training at VFA-125, he reported to VMFA-333, MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina. While assigned to VMFA-333 he made an overseas deployment to Japan, Korea, and the Philippines and was then selected to attend the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) in March, 1990. In August of 1990 he deployed to Sheik Isa Air Base, Bahrain for a period of eight months. Sturckow flew a total of forty-one combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. In January, 1992 he attended the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California. In 1993 he reported to the Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland for duty as the F/A-18 E/F Project Pilot. Sturckow also flew a wide variety of projects and classified programs as an F/A-18 test pilot.
He has logged over 4,000 flight hours and has flown over 50 different aircraft.
[edit] NASA experience
Selected by NASA in December 1994, Sturckow reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995. He completed a year of training and evaluation and was assigned to work technical issues for the Vehicle Systems and Operations Branch of the Astronaut Office. He currently serves as Deputy for the Shuttle Operations Branch of the Astronaut Office, and also serves as Lead for Kennedy Space Center Operations Support. Sturckow has flown twice and has logged over 568 hours in space. He served as pilot on STS-88 in 1998 (the first International Space Station assembly mission), and most recently on STS-105 in 2001. Sturckow is assigned as Crew Commander of STS-117.
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