S. David Griggs
David Griggs | |
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Griggs in January 1978 | |
| Born | Stanley David Griggs September 7, 1939 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1989 (aged 49) Earle, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) George Washington University (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Rear Admiral, USN |
Time in space | 6d 23h 55m |
| Selection | NASA Group 8 (1978) |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 3h 6m |
| Missions | STS-51-D |
Mission insignia | |
Stanley David Griggs (September 7, 1939 – June 17, 1989) was a United States Navy officer and a NASA astronaut. He is credited with conducting the first unscheduled extra-vehicular activity of the space program during Space Shuttle mission STS-51-D. Griggs was killed when the vintage World War II-era training aircraft he was piloting – a North American AT-6D (registration N3931S) – crashed near Earle, Arkansas.