Donald Herod Peterson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. Peterson was originally selected for the Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory program, but, when that was canceled, he became a NASA astronaut in September 1969. He... Wikipedia
Born: October 22, 1933, Winona, MS
Died: May 27, 2018 (age 84 years), El Lago, TX
Space missions: STS-6
Education: United States Military Academy and Air Force Institute of Technology
Retirement: November 1984