Home Astronauts Richard O. Covey Richard O. Covey Astronaut Richard Oswalt Covey (born August 1, 1946) is a retired United States Air Force officer and former NASA astronaut. Personal facts Birth dateAugust 01, 1946 Birth placeFayetteville Arkansas NationalityUnited States facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Astronaut missionsSTS-26STS-38STS-51-ISTS-61 selectionList of astronauts by year of selection Time in space26 days 21 hours 9 minutes Topical connections Aric AlmirolaNascar driver Brian MarshallMusical artist Alan ShepardAstronaut Alan BeanAstronaut Abbas KhattakMilitary person A. J. BeckMilitary person Alvin DrewAstronaut Alfred WordenAstronaut Bob GardnerPolitician Albert H. CrewsAstronaut Richard O. Covey on Wikipedia Richard O. Covey External resources http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/covey-ro.html http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/covey_richard.htm