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Story Musgrave

Portrait photograph of Story Musgrave

Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work)

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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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)