ASTRONAUT

Frederick Hauck

1941 - 2025

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Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck (pronounced "Howk"; April 11, 1941 – November 6, 2025) was a captain in the United States Navy, fighter pilot and NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-7 and commanded STS-51-A and STS-26. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick Hauck is the 365th most popular astronaut (up from 390th in 2024), the 13,103rd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,556th in 2019) and the 181st most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Frederick Hauck ranks 365 out of 556. Before him are Michael R. Clifford, Christopher Ferguson, Janet L. Kavandi, Kenneth Cockrell, Gerhard Thiele, and Curtis Brown. After him are John-David F. Bartoe, Jean-François Clervoy, Andreas Mogensen, Roman Romanenko, Frederick D. Gregory, and James Buchli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Frederick Hauck ranks 612. Before him are Bobby Goldsboro, Trent Lott, Nambi Narayanan, Lesley Stahl, Alan Mullery, and Michael Mukasey. After him are Rainer Simon, Frederick D. Gregory, Barrett Strong, Yasmeen Lari, Tommy Kirk, and Arun Shourie. Among people deceased in 2025, Frederick Hauck ranks 450. Before him are Abubaker Kaki Khamis, Nicky Katt, Pat Crowley, Slavko Obadov, Daniel Kleppner, and Cleo Laine. After him are Felicia Țilea-Moldovan, Nora Aunor, B. Saroja Devi, Muhsin Hendricks, Brent Hinds, and Verónica Echegui.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frederick Hauck ranks 13,107 out of 20,380. Before him are Breckin Meyer (1974), Anita Ward (1956), Jessie Ralph (1864), Banks (1988), Carmit Bachar (1974), and Bonnie Blair (1964). After him are Leif Garrett (1961), Lily Rabe (1982), Alex Karras (1935), Liza Koshy (1996), Ian Bohen (1976), and IJustine (1984).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Frederick Hauck ranks 181. Before him are Guy Gardner (1948), Michael R. Clifford (1952), Christopher Ferguson (1961), Janet L. Kavandi (1959), Kenneth Cockrell (1950), and Curtis Brown (1956). After him are John-David F. Bartoe (1944), Frederick D. Gregory (1941), James Buchli (1945), George Nelson (1950), Byron K. Lichtenberg (1948), and Stephen Robinson (1955).

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