Richard N. Richards
Richard Noel "Dick" Richards (born August 24, 1946) is an American aviator, retired U.S. Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s. He was born in Key West, Florida, but considers Houston, Texas, to be his hometown. Married to the former Lois Hollabaugh of Amarillo, Texas.
Read more about Richard N. Richards: Education, Military Career, NASA Career, Post-NASA Career, Awards and Honors
Famous quotes containing the words richard n, richard and/or richards:
“Dr. Birdsell, my dramatic coach in school, always said that I was the most melancholy Dane that he had ever directed.”
—Donald Freed, U.S. screenwriter, and Arnold M. Stone. Robert Altman. Richard Nixon (Philip Baker Hall)
“My first debate in high school—”Resolved: Girls are no good”—and I won!”
—Donald Freed, U.S. screenwriter, and Arnold M. Stone. Robert Altman. Richard Nixon (Philip Baker Hall)
“We never can tell how our lives may work to the account of the general good, and we are not wise enough to know if we have fulfilled our mission or not.”
—Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards (1842–1911)