Pioneers of the Sky

Brigadier General Robert L. Stewart

Robert L. Stewart, born in 1942, is a retired U.S. Army Brigadier General and NASA astronaut. He flew on Space Shuttle missions STS-41B and STS-51J, logging 289 hours in space and performing untethered extravehicular activities using the Manned Maneuvering Unit, helping pioneer orbital free flight. Selected as an astronaut in 1978, he later led Army strategic defense and space planning before retiring in 1992, earning numerous military and NASA honors. This letter is his Philosophy of Life.