John Creighton, born April 28, 1943 in Orange, Texas, is a veteran of three space shuttle flights.
His first mission was aboard Discovery (STS-51-G) as pilot in June 1985. The mission objective was to release three communication satellites, from Mexico, the Arab Satellite Communications Organization and AT&T.
His second flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-36) as commander in February 1990. The mission carried a classified payload for the US Department of Defense.
His third and final flight was aboard Discovery (STS-48) as commander in September 1991. Its primary mission was to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
In total, Creighton spent over 16 days, 20 hours in space.
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