S. David Griggs
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
September 7, 1939 Portland, Oregon |
| Died | June 17, 1989 (aged 49) Earle, Arkansas |
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Other occupation
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Test Pilot |
| Rank | Rear Admiral, United States Navy Naval Air Reserve |
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Time in space
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6 days 23 hours 55 minutes |
| Selection | 1978 NASA Group |
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Total EVAs
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1 |
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Total EVA time
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3 hours 6 minutes |
| Missions | STS-51-D |
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Mission insignia
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Stanley David Griggs (September 7, 1939 – June 17, 1989) was a United States Navy officer and a NASA astronaut. He is credited with conducting the first unscheduled extra-vehicular activity of the space program during Space Shuttle mission STS-51-D. Griggs was killed when the vintage World War II-era training aircraft he was piloting – a North American AT-6D (registration N3931S) – crashed near Earle Arkansas.
Born in Portland, Oregon, Griggs graduated from Lincoln High School in his hometown in 1957. He was an Eagle Scout. In 1962 he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy and in 1970 a Master of Science in administration from George Washington University. He enjoyed flying, auto restoration, running, and skiing. He married Karen Frances Kreeb and they had two daughters together, Alison Marie (August 21, 1971) and Carre Anne (May 14, 1974).
Griggs graduated from Annapolis in 1962 and entered Naval pilot training shortly thereafter. In 1964, he received his United States Navy pilot wings and was attached to Attack Squadron-72 flying A-4 Skyhawks. He completed one Mediterranean cruise and two Southeast Asia combat cruises aboard the aircraft carriers USS Independence and USS Franklin Roosevelt.
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