# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-c-springer
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:04:10.997Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-c-springer"
name: "Robert C. Springer"
slug: "robert-c-springer"
description: "Robert Clyde Springer is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who flew as a mission specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1989 and 1990. A decorated aviator in the United States Marine Corps, Springer also flew more than 500 combat sorties during the Vietnam War. He has logged over 237 hours in space and 4,500 hours flying time, including 3,500 hours in jet aircraft."
tagline: "American astronaut"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert_Springer.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1942-05-21"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           46.97
  momentum:             13.77049180327869
  historical:           12.012348
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Robert C. Springer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "روبرت سي سبرنجر"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Robert Clyde Springer"
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    title: "Robert C. Springer"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_C._Springer"
    title: "Robert C. Springer"
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    title: "رابرت سی اسپرینگر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Robert Clyde Springer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Robert C. Springer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clyde_Springer"
    title: "Robert Clyde Springer"
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Springer"
    title: "Robert Springer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Robert Springer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump