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David Hilmers Shuttle Astronaut

Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 11:23 pm
by caappy
David Carl Hilmers (born January 28, 1950) is a former NASA astronaut. A veteran of four space flights, he has logged over 493 hours in space. Hilmers entered active duty with the United States Marine Corps in July 1972. On completing The Basic School and Naval Flight Officer School, he was assigned to VMA(AW)-121 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, flying the A-6 Intruder as a bombardier-navigator. Hilmers was selected a NASA astronaut in July 1980, and completed the initial training period in August 1981. In 1983 he was selected as a member of the launch-ready standby crew. H He served as a mission specialist on STS-51-J (October 3–7, 1985), STS-26 (September 29 to October 3, 1988), STS-36 (February 28 to March 4, 1990), and STS-42 (January 22–30, 1992).


Sent him 2 photos on 9 Jun and got both back signed 24 Jun

Colonel David Hilmers
2846 Bellefontaine St.
Houston, TX 77025-1610

Re: David Hilmers Shuttle Astronaut

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 12:25 pm
by admin
Hi caappy :)

Thank you for your feedback {up}

Would you have a scan of the envelope and picture you received please?
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