Background
Richards, Richard N. was born on August 24, 1946 in Key West, Florida, United States. Son of Marjorie Richards.
Richards, Richard N. was born on August 24, 1946 in Key West, Florida, United States. Son of Marjorie Richards.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Missouri, Columbia, 1969. Master of Science in Aeronautical Systems, University Würzburg. Florida, 1970.
Commissioned ensign United States Navy, 1969, advanced throught grades to captain, naval pilot Norfolk (Virginia) Naval Air Sta, 1970—1971, United States Navy Fighter Squadron 103, Carrier United States Ship America Atlantic and Mediterranean patrol, 1972—1976. Student pilot Navel Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland, 1976—1977. Project test pilot automatic carrier landing systems United States Navy., 1977—1980.
Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, since 1981.
Member of Society Experimental Test Pilots, Tau Beta Pi, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Married Lois Hollabaugh.