Robert Lee "Hoot" Gibson (born 30 October 1946 in Cooperstown, New York, USA) is a former American naval officer and aviator, test pilot and aeronautical engineer. Selected by NASA in January 1978, Gibson became an astronaut in August 1979. Gibson flew five missions: STS-41-B in 1984, STS-61-C in 1986, STS-27 in 1988, STS-47 in 1992, and STS-71 in 1995. Gibson served as Chief of the Astronaut Office (December 1992 to September 1994) and as Deputy Director, Flight Crew Operations (March–November 1996). Gibson is active as a professional pilot who currently races regularly at the annual Reno Air Races.
I met Hoot at Autographica 20 in Heathrow in April 2014.
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