Roger Crouch
Roger Keith Crouch (ur. 12 wrzeĹnia 1940) to amerykaĹski naukowiec, ktĂłry leciaĹ jako specjalista Ĺadunku na dwĂłch NASA wahadĹowcĂłw misji w 1997 roku. On loan from MIT to NASA Headquarters as the Senior Scientist for the International Space Station since 2000; prior to that, on loan from MIT as the Senior Scientist for the Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences, He was principal investigator on an experiment that flew in the Materials Experiment Apparatus on the D-1 mission in 1985. Group leader and researcher, NASA Langley Research Center, 1985-1962. Leader of a research group investigating the effects of convection on semiconductor materialsâ properties. He was a principal investigator in the MSAD flight program from 1997-1985. He has done research in various techniques and types of semiconductor crystal growth, electric and optical properties of materials, electronic devices for remote sensing and flat panel displays, and heat shield protection for atmospheric reentry of space vehicles. This research resulted in the publication of over 40 technical paper and over 50 technical conference reports. He trained as the Alternate Payload Specialist for STS-42 (First International Microgravity Laboratory) which flew in January 1992.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-83 PSP 04.04. - 08.04.1997 3d 23h 13m
2 STS-94 PSP 01.07. - 17.07.1997 15d 16h 45m
Total 19d 15h 48m
