Donald H. Peterson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Donald H. Peterson

American astronaut

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1933

Place of Birth: Winona, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 27-May-2018

Profession: astronaut, engineer, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Donald Herod Peterson (October 22, 1933 – May 27, 2018) was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut.
Peterson was originally selected for the Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) program, but, when that was canceled, he became a NASA astronaut in September 1969.
He was a mission specialist on STS-6 on board Challenger.
During the mission Peterson performed a spacewalk to test the new airlock and space suits.
He logged 120 hours in space.
Peterson retired from NASA in 1984.