Story Musgrave
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Story Musgrave is an American physician and retired NASA astronaut, born on 19 August 1935. In 1996 he became only the second astronaut to fly on six spaceflights, and he is the only astronaut to have flown aboard all five Space Shuttle orbiters. His flights were STS-6 in 1983, STS-51-F in 1985, STS-33 in 1989, STS-44 in 1991, STS-61 in 1993 and STS-80 in 1996. STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Wikipedia lists him as the most formally educated astronaut, with six academic degrees. Wikidata records 53 days and 9 hours in space.
- Born
- 19 August 1935
- Country
- United States
- Flights
- 6: STS-6 (1983), STS-51-F (1985), STS-33 (1989), STS-44 (1991), STS-61 (1993), STS-80 (1996)
- Time in space
- 53 days 9 hours
Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.
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2 December 1993
Hubble Servicing Mission 1
- Space Shuttle
- Richard O. Covey, Ken Bowersox, Story Musgrave, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Kathryn C. Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Thomas Akers
Hubble was built to be serviced by astronauts, with handrails and instruments designed to be removed and replaced.
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Hubble Servicing Mission: How Endeavour’s Crew Fixed the Mirror
Mission: Hubble Servicing Mission 1 (1993)
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