Background
Roosa, Stuart was born on August 16, 1933 in Durango, Colorado, United States. Son of Dewey Roosa.
Astronaut beverage distributor
Roosa, Stuart was born on August 16, 1933 in Durango, Colorado, United States. Son of Dewey Roosa.
Student, Oklahoma State University. Student, University Arizona. Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, University Colorado.
Doctor of Letters, University St. Thomas, 1971.
Served as commissioned officer, United States Air Force, 1953-1994; advanced through grades to colonel. Formerly experimental test pilot, United States Air Force, Edwards Air Force Base, California named astronaut, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1966; member support crew, (Apollo IX) command module pilot, (Apollo XIV), 1971; backup command module pilot, (Apollo XVI and XVII) assigned crew training space shuttle, until 1976; president, Gulf Coast Coors, Inc., Gulfport, Mississippi, 1981-1994.
Married Joan C. Barrett. Children: Christopher A., John D., Stuart Allen, Rosemary D.