such as the F-5, A-10, F-15, F-16 and B-1 as well as numerous modernization programs like the B-52 and C-5. He held this position since October 1976. Rushworth was a fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP), and in 1975 received the SETP's James H. Doolittle Award for "outstanding accomplishment in technical management or engineering achievement in aerospace technology". Rushworth retired on June 1, 1981. He was rated a Command Pilot Astronaut and logged over 6,500 flying hours in more than 50 types of aircraft. Personal Rushworth married Joyce Butler (1925–1980) in June 1947, and they had one daughter, Cheri (born March 29, 1957). He died of a heart attack in Camarillo, California on March 18, 1993, at the age of 68. He is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in his hometown Madison, Maine. Awards and honors Military and NASA awards Command Pilot Wings with astronaut device Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal Meritorious Service Medal Air Force Commendation Medal NASA Exceptional Service Medal American Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal National Defense Service Medal with star Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal Other awards and honors Iven C. Kincheloe Award James H. Doolittle Award John J. Montgomery Award Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots Enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1990. Inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1991. Inducted posthumously into the Aerospace Walk of Honor in 1994. References Bibliography External links Astronautix biography of Robert A. Rushworth Spacefacts biography of Robert A. Rushworth Rushworth at International Space Hall of Fame Robert A. Rushworth at the National Aviation Hall of Fame Iven C. Kincheloe Awards 1924 births 1993 deaths Air Force Institute of Technology alumni American aerospace engineers United States Air Force personnel of the Korean War United States Air Force personnel of the Vietnam War American Korean War pilots American mechanical engineers American test pilots American Vietnam War pilots Aviators from Maine Hebron Academy alumni National Aviation Hall of Fame inductees National War College alumni People from Madison, Maine Recipients of the Air Medal Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Recipients of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal 20th-century American engineers United States Air Force astronauts United States Air Force generals United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II University of