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Richard N. Richards

1946 - Today

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Richard Noel "Dick" Richards (born August 24, 1946), (Capt, USN, Ret.), is a retired American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, chemical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard N. Richards is the 441st most popular astronaut (down from 401st in 2019), the 14,899th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,024th in 2019) and the 233rd most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Richard N. Richards ranks 441 out of 556. Before him are Kenneth D. Cameron, Leland D. Melvin, Daniel W. Bursch, Terrence W. Wilcutt, Kevin A. Ford, and Michael L. Gernhardt. After him are Anatoli Ivanishin, Oleg Skripochka, Richard Mastracchio, Charles O. Hobaugh, Daniel M. Tani, and Steven Hawley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Richard N. Richards ranks 811. Before him are Jodi Rell, Manfred Stengl, Christopher Malcolm, Felicity Kendal, Peter Dodson, and Eddie Holman. After him are Kenneth Turan, John Hollins, Johnny Crawford, Bobby Rush, Don Chaney, and Terry Hart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard N. Richards ranks 14,904 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Cassidy (1957), Tom Jager (1964), Phillip Phillips (1990), William Allen (1803), Marina Squerciati (1984), and Lily Gladstone (1986). After him are Ralph Morgan (1883), Tabitha St. Germain (1964), Ben Cayetano (1939), Lewis Pullman (1993), Adele Mara (1923), and Christopher C. Miller (1965).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Richard N. Richards ranks 233. Before him are Gregory C. Johnson (1954), Kenneth D. Cameron (1949), Daniel W. Bursch (1957), Terrence W. Wilcutt (1949), Kevin A. Ford (1960), and Michael L. Gernhardt (1956). After him are Richard Mastracchio (1960), Charles O. Hobaugh (1961), Daniel M. Tani (1961), Steven Hawley (1951), Daniel C. Burbank (1961), and Andrew J. Feustel (1965).

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