Frederick W. Sturckow

Frederick W. Sturckow

Virgin Galactic

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1961-08-11

Status Active

Type Private


Astronaut Biography

Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow is an Engineer, retired United States Marine Corps officer, former NASA astronaut, and commercial spacecraft pilot. Sturckow is a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. He flew on STS-88 and STS-105 as a pilot and STS-117 and STS-128 as a commander. All four missions docked with the International Space Station, making Sturckow one of two people to visit the station four times. Sturckow later was assigned to the Johnson Space Center as a CAPCOM. He left NASA in 2013 to become a pilot for Virgin Galactic.

Frederick W. Sturckow's Launches

SpaceShipTwo | Galactic 06

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SpaceShipTwo | Galactic 02

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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity 25

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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity 24

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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity VF-03

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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity VF-02

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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF08

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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity VP-03

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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF06

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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity CF01

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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity GF03

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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Enterprise GF30

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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-128

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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-117

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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-105

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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-88

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