b'CURRICULUM VITAE\nMay 11, 2004\n\nNAME\n\nRobert Lee Gibson, Captain USN (Retired)\n\nBIRTHDATE\n\nOctober 30, 1946\n\nPLACE OF BIRTH Cooperstown, New York\nMARITAL STATUS\nMarried to Astronaut Margaret Rhea Seddon, M.D. Four\nchildren, Julie Christie Gibson born July 24, 1976, Paul\nSeddon Gibson born July 26, 1982, Edward Dann Gibson\nborn March 27, 1989, and Emilee Louise Gibson born June\n9, 1995.\nEDUCATION\n\nSt. Cornelius Elementary, Long Beach, California\nSt. John Boscoe High School, Bellflower, California\nJames Madison High School, Vienna, Virginia\nHuntington High School, Huntington, New York, 1964\nSuffolk County Community College, A.A.S. Engineering\nScience, 1966\nCalifornia Polytechnic State University, B.S. Aeronautical\nEngineering, 1969\n\nPROFESSIONAL TRAINING\nU.S. Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School, Pensacola,\nFlorida, 1969. Commissioned Ensign, USN, 1969.\nNaval Aviation Schools Command. Naval Pilot Training\nCourse in T-34B, T-2A, T-2B, T-2C, TA-4J aircraft,\nPensacola Florida, Meridien Mississippi, Kingsville Texas,\n1969-1971. Designated Naval Aviator in January 1971.\nSurvival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape Training, Warner\nSprings, California, 1971.\nMaintenance Officer Management School, San Diego,\nCalifornia, 1971.\n1\n\n\x0cElectronic Warfare School, San Diego, California, 1971\nCombat Replacement Crew Training in F-4B/F-4J Aircraft,\nSan Diego, California 1971-1972. Designated Ready\nReplacement Pilot, March 1972.\nNaval Fighter Weapons School, "Topgun", San Diego,\nCalifornia, 1972. Designated Squadron Weapons and\nTactics Instructor, 1972.\nCombat Replacement Crew Training in F-14A Aircraft,\nSan Diego, California, 1973. Designated Ready\nReplacement Pilot December 1973.\nUnderstanding Personal Worth and Racial Dignity (Upward)\nSeminar, San Diego, California 1974. Equal Opportunity\nTraining.\nInstructor Training in F-14A Fleet Replacement Training\nSquadron, San Diego, California, 1975.\nU. S. Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland,\n1976-1977. Designated Naval Test Pilot 1977.\nAstronaut Candidate Training, Houston, Texas, 1978-1979.\nDesignated Astronaut July 1979.\nHypersonic Aerodynamics, Houston, Texas, February 1989.\nCockpit Resource Management, Houston, Texas, 1992.\nSenior Managers Safety Course, Houston, Texas, 1996.\nBoeing 737 Initial Type Training, Flight Safety Incorporated,\nHouston, Texas, January 1996.\nSouthwest Airlines Pilot Training, Dallas, Texas,\nNovember and December 1996.\n\n2\n\n\x0cWORK EXPERIENCE\nLifeguard and Swimming Instructor, Huntington YMCA,\nHuntington, New York, 1964-1966.\nLifeguard, Huntington Township Public Beaches,\nHuntington, New York, 1966-1967.\nLaboratory Instructor, Aeronautical Engineering\nDepartment California Polytechnic State University, San\nLuis Obispo, California, 1967-1968.\nEngineering Assistant, Aerodynamic Loads Division, NASA\nDryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, California\n1968.\nFighter Squadron 111, Pilot of F-4B Fighter-Bomber Aircraft\nhomebased at NAS Miramar, California, March\n1972September 1973. Two cruises aboard Aircraft Carrier USS\nCoral Sea. Flew combat missions in Southeast Asia in\nsupport of Operation Linebacker, 1972. Work experience as\nsquadron communications officer, weapons training and\ntactics officer, squadron scheduling officer.\nFighter Squadron 1, Pilot in first F-14A Fighter Squadron\nhomebased at NAS Miramar, California, December 1973September 1975. One cruise aboard Aircraft Carrier USS\nEnterprise. One combat mission in Southeast Asia in\nsupport of Operation Eagle Pull, the evacuation of Saigon.\nWork experience as Personnel Officer and Aviation\nElectrical Division Officer.\nFighter Squadron 124, Instructor Pilot in Fleet Replacement\nSquadron, NAS Miramar, California, September 1975-June\n1976. Trained pilot and radar operator replacement aircrews\non the F-14A aircraft, including classroom lectures and flight\ninstruction. Work experience as Instructional Systems\nDevelopment Officer, responsible for development of\ntraining materials and lectures. Experience in Flight\nSimulator requirements definition, development and testing\nfor three major F-14A Flight Simulators.\n3\n\n\x0cTest Pilot, Strike Aircraft Test Directorate, NAS\nPatuxent River, Maryland, July 1977-July 1978. Experience\nin flight testing F-14A aircraft including first flight and flight\nenvelope expansion and demonstration of reconnaissance\nversion of the F-14A. Flight tests of engine failure and flight\ncontrol system failure characteristics to evaluate causes of\nF-14A accidents in squadron use.\nAstronaut Candidate, NASA Johnson Space Center,\nHouston, Texas, July 1978- July 1979. Instruction in all\naspects of Space Flight and Space Shuttle operation leading\nto designation as Astronaut in July 1979.\nAstronaut, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston,\nTexas, July 1979 to November 1996. Work\nexperience as listed, all within assignments at NASA.\nSupport Crew for Space Shuttle flight 3, January 1979 to\nFebruary 1980. Worked on operations, flight design,\nprocedures and mechanization of systems in support of the\nmission scheduled to perform the reboost of the Skylab\nvehicle.\nVehicle Processing Team, April 1979-February 1980.\nMember of Space Shuttle Orbiter processing team for the\nfirst Space Shuttle flight. Designed and reviewed procedures\nto test the vehicle and its systems prior to first flight,\nconducted hardware tests as a crew member, and\ncoordinated with engineers and test team to support crew\ntraining and scheduling.\nSpace Shuttle Airborne Chase Pilot for first Space Shuttle\nFlight, April 1979-April 1981. Developed procedures and\nmaneuvers necessary to rendezvous with and escort Space\nShuttles returning from orbit to landing. Flew training\nmissions, trained controllers, designed flight profiles, and\nflew chase for the first Space Shuttle flight April 12-14, 1981\n\n4\n\n\x0cTest Pilot, Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory, February\n1980-July 1981. Designed test profiles, flew simulated\nmissions in avionics test laboratory to evaluate Space\nShuttle systems and software in simulated flight\nenvironments.\nTeam Leader, Space Shuttle Airborne Chase Team for\nsecond Space Shuttle flight, May 1981-November 1981.\nLeader of team of 6 astronauts and technicians responsible\nfor airborne chase and escort of second Space Shuttle\nmission. Trained all team members, coordinated support\nrequirements and logistics for training and flight support as\nwell as budget for the team. Flew escort for the mission from\nNovember 12-14, 1981.\nTeam Leader, Astronaut Support Team to Shuttle Avionics\nIntegration Laboratory, July 1981-May 1982. Lead Astronaut\nin charge of a team of 15 astronauts supporting testing in\nlab to certify computers and software for flight. Managed\nsupport requirements for testing, training new astronauts,\nscheduling test support, and reporting of results.\nDeputy Division Chief, Aircraft Operations Division, May\n1982-April 1983. Deputy Chief of the division responsible\nfor maintenance and operation of NASA aircraft assigned\nto Johnson Space Center. Division consisted of over 300\npeople, over 35 aircraft, annual operating budget over 35\nmillion dollars. Managed personnel issues, training, flight\nsupport for Space Shuttle launches, Flight Readiness\nReviews, as well as Aircraft maintenance and Facilities\nupkeep.\nPilot, Space Shuttle Mission 41-B, April 1983-April 1984.\nTrained and flew the Tenth Space Shuttle mission February\n3-11, 1984. Second in command of the flight which launched\ntwo Communications Satellites valued at 200 million dollars\neach, tested Shuttle rendezvous equipment for the first time,\nperformed the first-ever untethered spacewalks, and made\nthe first landing by a Space Shuttle at the Kennedy Space\nCenter in Florida.\nDeputy Division Chief, NASA Aircraft Operations Division,\nApril 1984-January 1985. Resumed the duties of Deputy\nChief after completion of Space Flight in February 1984.\n5\n\n\x0cCrew Commander, Space Shuttle Flight STS-61C, the\nTwenty-fourth mission of a Space Shuttle, January 1985January 1986. Commander of a crew consisting of seven\nastronauts, including the only United States Congressman to\nfly aboard a Space Shuttle. Responsible for the overall\ntraining, duty assignments and overall management of the\ncrew, as well as command of the mission inflight. Mission\nwas successfully flown January 12-18, 1986.\nSpace Shuttle "Challenger" accident investigation team,\nKennedy Space Center, January 1986-March 1986.\nParticipated in the post-accident investigation to evaluate the\nprocessing of the External Tank and the Solid Rocket\nBooster elements as potential causes of the accident.\nSolid Rocket Booster Redesign Team, April 1986-May 1988.\nTeam Leader for the astronaut team supporting the redesign\neffort to fix the deficiencies found in the booster rockets for\nthe Space Shuttle. Participated in design studies and\nreviews, failure analyses, and concept definitions for the\nredesigned boosters as well as the test plan to requalify the\nbooster rockets for flight. Monitored full-scale development\nand testing leading to flight.\nCrew Commander, Space Shuttle flight STS-27, May 1988May 1989. Commander of a crew of five astronauts\nassigned to a classified Department of Defense Space\nShuttle flight. Managed the crew training requirements and\ncrew involvement for development and testing leading to\nflight. Developed procedures and checklists to successfully\nperform the mission to accomplish objectives critical to\nNational security. Mission was flown successfully from\nDecember 2-6.\nSafety Branch Chief, August 1989-July 1990. Head of\nthe Safety Branch for the Astronaut Office with the\nresponsibility to manage safety inputs and review on behalf\nof the Astronaut Office. Participated in engineering and\nhazard analyses in support of Space Shuttle flights.\n\n6\n\n\x0cSpace Shuttle Program Representative, Orbiter Project\nRepresentative, July 1990-January 1992. Represented\nthe interests of the Astronaut office with the major control\nboards of these two programs. Responsible for determining\nthe astronaut office perspective on all issues presented for\nconsideration at these boards, providing inputs to the\nmanagers of the two programs.\nHost and co-anchor, TV show "Today in Space", a daily\ntelevision update during Space Shuttle mission STS-40.\nServed as narrator and host, performed live TV interviews,\nand analyzed the progress of the flight from start to finish in\na live daily TV show. Worked as a member of the production\nstaff as well to develop scripts and tape segments to be\nused in the live broadcasts. Episodes were performed daily\nfrom June 6 to June 13, 1992.\nCrew Commander, Space Shuttle Mission STS-47, January\n1992-November 1992. Managed crew training and duty\nassignments for a seven-member Space Shuttle crew,\nincluding an International crewmember from Japan. The\nflight was primarily sponsored by Japan and required\nawareness and sensitivity to the many cultural differences\npresent, both during the training flows as well as inflight and\nafter the mission. The flight was performed very successfully\nfrom September 12-20, 1992, and conducted over 40\ndifferent experiments in Life Science and Materials Science\naboard the Space Shuttle "Endeavour".\nChief Astronaut, December 1992-September 1994. Division\nChief with overall responsibility for 113 Astronauts and more\nthan 40 support personnel. Worked personnel issues,\ntraining, budgets, personnel evaluations and career planning\nas well as support for Space Shuttle flights, crew selection,\nand crew assignment.\n\n7\n\n\x0cCrew Commander, Space Shuttle Mission STS-71\nSeptember 1994-October 1995. Commanded a crew of\nfive American Astronauts and four Russian Cosmonauts\nto perform the first Docking by a Space Shuttle to the\nRussian Space Station "Mir". Developed training plans,\noperations requirements, and political and protocol\nrequirements for this unprecedented mission. Flight was\nflown successfully from June 27 to July 7, 1995.\n\nDeputy Director, Flight Crew Operations Directorate,\nOctober 1995-November 1996.Second in command of the\nDirectorate with responsibility for all NASA Houston Aircraft\nOperations, as well as the Astronaut Corps. Oversaw a\nvaried mix of operational and research aircraft with an\nannual operating budget of more than 45 million dollars, and\noversaw the activities of more than 140 Astronauts.\nCaptain and First Officer, Southwest Airlines, November\n1996 to present. Fly and operate the Boeing 737 in\nscheduled and unscheduled Airline operations.\nAerospace consultant and professional speaker, November\n1996 to present. Performed independent assessment of the\nNASA X-38 Crew Return Vehicle. Participated in proposal\npreparation for Aerojet Corporation on a Deorbit Module for\nX-38. Speaker at many forums dealing with teamwork,\nmotivation, quality control, and aviation and space\nexperiences.\nMember of the Northrop-Grumman Space Advisory Group,\n1999 to present. Work with team members to structure\nNorthrop-Grumman programs to maximize success in\ndevelopment of future space vehicles. Evaluate contract\nproposals and work with various teams to incorporate prior\nspace experience and lessons learned.\nAviation expert witness, June 1999 to present. Investigate\naviation accident cases and determine the relative merits\nand responsibilities of the parties involved. Experience in\ndepositions and in courtroom testimony.\n\n8\n\n\x0cPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS\nFellow, Society of Experimental Test Pilots\nFellow, Explorers Club\nFellow, Academy of Model Aeronautics\nBoard member, Aviation Safety Alliance, Air Transport\nAssociation\nSpace Advisory Group Member, Northrop-Grumman\nExperimental Aircraft Association\n\nPILOT EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS\nRated as a Naval Aviator, Naval Test Pilot, and Naval Pilot\nAstronaut. FAA Ratings; Airline Transport Pilot, Multi-Engine\nLand Aircraft, Glider Rating. Aircraft Type Rating in Boeing\n737, Letters of Authorization in Mig-15, Mig-21, T-33, Fouga\nMagister, and Hawker Sea Fury Aircraft. More than 11,000\nhours flight time in more than 50 types of civilian and military\naircraft, of which more than 9000 hours are jet and rocket\npower. Experience includes more than 300 carrier landings.\nAircraft types include T-38, F-4, F-14, TA-4, T-2, A-7, F-86,\nMig-21, Mig-15, F-101, L-39, X-26, OV-1, T-34, P-51, and T28. Civilian experience includes light planes, sailplanes, and\nexperimental racing and aerobatic aircraft.\nHONORS AND AWARDS\nExperimental Aircraft Association "Freedom of Flight Award"\nJuly 1989.\nReno National Championship Air Races, Third Place,\nInternational Formula One \xe2\x80\x9cSilver Race\xe2\x80\x9d, September 1989\nWorld Record, Altitude in Horizontal Flight, Airplane Class\nC-1A, 1991\nNational Aeronautic Association, Certificate of Honor 1991\n\xe2\x80\x9cTen Most Memorable Record Flights of 1991\xe2\x80\x9d\n9\n\n\x0cFederation Aeronautique Internationale "Louis Bleriot Medal"\n1992\nFederation Aeronautique Internationale Korolev\nDiploma1992\nWorld Record, Time to Climb to 9000 Meters, Airplane\nClass C-1A, 1994\nWorld Absolute Record, Assembled Mass of Spacecraft in\nLinked Flight, Atlantis-Mir, 1995\nWorld Absolute Record, Spacecraft Duration in Linked\nFlight, Atlantis-Mir, 1995\nWorld Absolute Record, Spacecraft Altitude in Linked Flight,\nAtlantis-Mir, 1995\nRussian Republic Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Medal, 1995\nAAS Flight Achievement Award, 1995\nAviation Week Space Laurels, 1995\nNational Aeronautic Association, Certificate of Honor 1995\n\xe2\x80\x9cTen Most Memorable Record Flights of 1995\xe2\x80\x9d\nFederation Aeronautique Internationale "Yuri Gagarin Gold\nMedal" 1996\nNAA Aero Club of Northern California, "Crystal Eagle Award"\n1997\n\xe2\x80\x9cAirVenture Cup Race, 1998\xe2\x80\x9d, First Place Unlimited Class,\nKitty Hawk, NC to Oshkosh, WI, July 1998\nReno National Championship Air Races, Fifth Place,\nUnlimited Class \xe2\x80\x9cSilver Race\xe2\x80\x9d, September 1998\nReno National Championship Air Races, Third Place,\nUnlimited Class \xe2\x80\x9cSilver Race\xe2\x80\x9d, September 1999.\n\n10\n\n\x0c\xe2\x80\x9cAirVenture Cup Race, 2001\xe2\x80\x9d, First Place Reno Unlimited\nClass, Dayton OH to Oshkosh, WI, July 2001\nMilitary Decorations include; Defense Distinguished\nService Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of\nMerit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Defense Meritorious\nService Medal, Air Medal, Naval Commendation Medal with\nCombat "V", Vietnam Service Medal, and the Humanitarian\nService Medal.\nNASA Awards include the Space Flight Medal, Exceptional\nService Medal, Outstanding Leadership Medal, and four\nawards of NASA\'s highest ranking medal, the Distinguished\nService Medal.\nHonorary Doctor of Science Degree, Westminster College,\nSalt Lake City, Utah 2002.\nReno National Championship Air Races, Seventh Place,\nUnlimited Class \xe2\x80\x9cGold Race\xe2\x80\x9d, September 2002.\nInducted in \xe2\x80\x9cThe Astronaut Hall of Fame\xe2\x80\x9d, Cape Canaveral\nFL June 2003.\nReno National Championship Air Races, Seventh Place,\nUnlimited Class, \xe2\x80\x9cGold Race\xe2\x80\x9d, September 2003.\nHonorary Doctor of Science Degree, University of California,\nSan Luis Obispo, California 2004.\nWorld Speed Record, 100 KM Closed Course, Airplane\nClass C-1A, 2004.\nPUBLICATIONS\n\xe2\x80\x9cThe First Space Shuttle to Mir Docking\xe2\x80\x9d, The Society of\nExperimental Test Pilots \xe2\x80\x9cProceedings 1995\xe2\x80\x9d.\n\xe2\x80\x9cMig Pilot\xe2\x80\x9d, \xe2\x80\x9cOshkosh Memories\xe2\x80\x9d, Writer\xe2\x80\x99s Club Press, 2000.\n\xe2\x80\x9cThe End of Innocence\xe2\x80\x9d, \xe2\x80\x9cSpace Shuttle, The First 20\nYears\xe2\x80\x9d, Smithsonian Institution, DK Publishing Inc. 2002.\n11'