Robert “Hoot” Gibson
Retired NASA Astronaut
Robert Gibson is a retired captain and naval aviator in the U.S. Navy and a retired NASA astronaut. He was with NASA from 1978 to 1996, during which time he completed five space flights. He subsequently became a pilot for Southwest Airlines and then Chief Operating Officer and Chief Test Pilot for the Benson Space Company. The following is from February 24, 2010, testimony during hearings before the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for Science and Technology. I was asked to address the Administration’s new overall…
