19 Facts About Frederick Hauck

Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck is a retired captain in the United States Navy, a former fighter pilot and NASA astronaut.

Frederick Hauck piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-7 and commanded STS-51-A and STS-26.

Frederick Hauck was born April 11,1941, in Long Beach, California, but considers Winchester, Massachusetts and Washington, DC to be his hometowns.

Frederick Hauck's parents were the late Captain and Mrs Phillip F Hauck.

Frederick Hauck's maternal grandfather, Olaf M Hustvedt, was a United States Navy vice admiral who commanded battleships during World War II.

Frederick Hauck was involved in the search for the submarine USS Thresher when it sank off the coast of Cape Cod in 1963.

Frederick Hauck commenced flight training at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, in 1966, and was designated a Naval Aviator, receiving his aviator wings in 1968.

Frederick Hauck reported to Attack Squadron 145 as Executive Officer in February 1977.

Captain Frederick Hauck left military active duty on June 1,1990.

Frederick Hauck made an early impression on his fellow astronauts in his first days.

Frederick Hauck was assistant Crimson team CAPCOM for the first Space Shuttle mission re-entry.

Frederick Hauck was spacecraft commander for the second mission of Discovery on mission STS-51-A, which launched on November 8,1984.

Frederick Hauck's crew included David M Walker, and three mission specialists, Joseph Allen, Anna Fisher, and Dale Gardner.

In March 1985 Captain Frederick Hauck became the Astronaut Office project officer for the integration of the liquid-fueled Shuttle-Centaur upper-stage rocket.

Frederick Hauck resumed his astronaut duties at the Johnson Space Center in early February 1987.

Frederick Hauck was spacecraft commander of Discovery on STS-26, the first flight to be flown after the Challenger accident.

Frederick Hauck has logged over 5,500 flight hours, 436 in space.

Frederick Hauck was added to the board of directors for Cianbro, a Maine-based construction company, in 2010.

In December 2023, Frederick Hauck published his memoir To Mach 25 and Home.