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Richard O. Covey

Portrait photograph of Richard O. Covey

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Richard Covey is a retired United States Air Force officer and former NASA astronaut, born on 1 August 1946, and a member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. He flew four Space Shuttle missions: STS-51-I in 1985, STS-26 in 1988, STS-38 in 1990 and STS-61 in 1993. STS-26 was the first shuttle flight after the loss of Challenger in 1986, and STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, which he commanded. Wikidata records 26 days and 21 hours in space. His flights cover the return to flight, a military mission and the repair of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Born
1 August 1946
Country
United States
Flights
4: STS-51-I (1985), STS-26 (1988), STS-38 (1990), STS-61 (1993)
Time in space
26 days 21 hours

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

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  1. Hubble Servicing Mission: How Endeavour’s Crew Fixed the Mirror

    Aviation & Space
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Hubble Servicing Mission: How Endeavour’s Crew Fixed the Mirror

Aviation & Space

Duration 47:41

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  1. Hubble Servicing Mission: How Endeavour’s Crew Fixed the Mirror

    DocumentaryAviation & Space · 47:41

    Mission: Hubble Servicing Mission 1 (1993)

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