Robert A. Parker

Robert Parker
Born	Robert Allan Ridley Parker (1936-12-14) December 14, 1936 (age 87) New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Amherst College (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space	19d 6h 52m
Selection	NASA Group 6 (1967)
Missions	STS-9 STS-35
Mission insignia
Retirement	August 31, 2005
Scientific career
Fields	Physics Astronomy
Thesis	The Physical Conditions Pertaining to Some Possible Supernova Remnants (1963)
Doctoral advisor	Guido Münch

Robert Allan Ridley Parker (born December 14, 1936) is an American physicist and astronomer, former director of the NASA Management Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and a retired NASA astronaut. He was a mission specialist on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-9 and STS-35.

He has logged over 3,500 hours flying time in jet aircraft and 463 hours in space.^[1]