Russell Schweickart: Russell Schweickart. Producer: Asteroid Day. American astronaut Rusty Schweikart was born in Neptune Township, New Jersey. A graduate of Manasquan High School, he attended the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and earned a B.S. in Aeronautics in 1956 and an M.S. in Astronautics in 1963. He enlisted in the US Air Force as a pilot with the 101st Tactical Fighter Wing, racking up more than 4000 hours of flight...
Known For: Asteroid Day (Producer), Confessions from Space: Apollo (Self), For All Mankind (Narrator - Apollo 9(voice, as Russell L. Schweickart)), Disaster Playground (Self - Apollo 9 Astronaut(as Rusty Schweickart))