Robert C. Springer, Colonel, USMC, Ret., is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who flew as a Mission Specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1989 and 1990. Spring was a decorated aviator in the United States Marine Corps and 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.

In December 1990, Springer retired from NASA and the U.S. Marine Corps to work for Boeing Aerospace and Electronics Division in Huntsville, Alabama, as the manager of the Space Station Freedom's element integration.