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Gregory J. Harbaugh

Portrait photograph of Gregory J. Harbaugh

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Gregory Harbaugh is an aeronautical engineer and retired NASA astronaut, born on 15 April 1956. He flew four Space Shuttle missions as a mission specialist: STS-39 in 1991, STS-54 in 1993, STS-71 in 1995 and STS-82 in 1997. His duties included operating the Remote Manipulator System, the shuttle’s robotic arm, and spacewalks. He performed three spacewalks during the shuttle missions, including work in support of repair and refurbishment of the Hubble Space Telescope on STS-82. Wikidata records 34 days and 1 hour in space across the four flights. STS-71 was the first shuttle docking with the Russian Mir station.

Born
15 April 1956
Country
United States
Flights
4: STS-39 (1991), STS-54 (1993), STS-71 (1995), STS-82 (1997)
Time in space
34 days 1 hours

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

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  1. STS-82: How Discovery’s Crew Gave Hubble Infrared Vision

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STS-82: How Discovery’s Crew Gave Hubble Infrared Vision

NASA Goddard

Duration 5:49

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  1. STS-82: How Discovery’s Crew Gave Hubble Infrared Vision

    Mission explainerNASA Goddard · 5:49

    Mission: STS-82 Hubble Servicing Mission 2 (1997)

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