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Russell Schweickart

American astronaut Rusty Schweikart was born in Neptune Township, New Jersey. A graduate of Manasquan High School, he attended the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and earned a B.S. in Aeronautics in 1956 and an M.S. in Astronautics in 1963. He enlisted in the US Air Force as a pilot with the 101st Tactical Fighter Wing... See full bio »

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Russell Louis Schweickart
in Neptune, New Jersey, USA
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2013 Nova (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Meteor Strike (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Meteor Strike: Fireball from Space (TV documentary)
Himself - Sentinel Mission
 
2012 How the Universe Works (TV series documentary)
Himself - Apollo 9 Astronaut, B612 Foundation
– Birth of the Earth (2012) … Himself - Apollo 9 Astronaut, B612 Foundation (as Rusty Schweickart)
 
2010 Known Universe (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Cosmic Collisions (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Moonbug (documentary)
 
2009 Being... Neil Armstrong (TV documentary)
Himself - Apollo 9 Astronaut (as Rusty Schweickart)
 
2009 The Apollo Years (video)
Himself
 
2007 Planetary Defense (TV documentary)
 
2004 Naked Science (TV series documentary)
Himself - Apollo 9 Astronaut
– Killer Asteroid (2004) … Himself - Apollo 9 Astronaut (as Rusty Schweickart)
 
1991 Our Planet Earth (documentary short)
Himself
 
1990 The Other Side of the Moon (documentary)
Himself (as Rusty Schweikart)
 
1989 For All Mankind (documentary)
Narrator - Apollo 9 (voice) (as Russell L. Schweickart)
 
1988 Good Morning Britain (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 September 1988 (1988) … Himself (as Rusty Schweickart)
 
1985 Spaceflight (TV documentary)
Himself (as Rusty Schweickart)
 
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2008-2009 When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (TV mini-series documentary)
 

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(1988) Wrote preface for the book "The Home Planet", published by the Association of Space Explorers.

Alternate Names:

Russell L. Schweickart | Rusty Schweickart | Rusty Schweikart
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Personal Quote:

Don Yeomans is one of the reasons we can all sleep a little better at night. For over a decade, Don and I have been hunting for incoming asteroids that come too close to earth. Every night, telescopes make thousands of asteroid observations which go to Don's premier team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory... See more »

Trivia:

In 1977, Schweickart joined the staff of Governor Jerry Brown of California, and served in the Governor's office for two years as his assistant for science and technology. In 1979, Schweickart was appointed to the post of Commissioner of Energy for the State of California and served on the Commission for five and a half years... See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Scorpio