| Birthdate: | 13 Jul 1950 |
| Birthplace: | Charles City / Iowa |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date | 16 Jan 1978 |
| Selection group: | NASA-8 |
| Job: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 30 Jun 1989 |
NelsonGeorge Driver "Pinky" |
USA |
International order n°: 140 |
US astr. n°: 71 |
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| N° | Startup spacecraft |
Date and time launch (UT) |
Status while launch |
Spacecraft of landing |
Date and time
landing (UT) |
Duration |
| 1 | STS-41C (Challenger/5) |
13h.58m.00s. Apr 06, 1984 |
MS | STS-41C (Challenger/5) |
13h.38m.55s. Apr 13, 1984 |
6d.23h.40m.55s. |
| 2 | STS-61C (Columbia/7) |
11h.55m.00s. Jan 12, 1986 |
MS | STS-61C (Columbia/7) |
13h.59m.50s. Jan 18, 1986 |
6d.02h.04m.50s. |
| 3 | STS-26 (Discovery/7) |
15h.37m.00s. Sep 29, 1988 |
MS | STS-26 (Discovery/7) |
16h.37m.57s. Oct 03, 1988 |
4d.01h.00m.57s. |
| Total duration: | 17d 02h 46m 42s | |||||
| Date of beginning |
Time (UT) of beginning |
Duration | Explanation |
| 08 Apr 1984 | 14:18? | 3h 48m | Nelson and J. van Hoften; mission "STS-41C" - Attemp to recover SMM with MMU (Nelson) |
| 11 Apr 1984 | 08:58? | 7h 18m | Nelson and J. van Hoften; mission "STS-41C" - Repairing of SMM, test of MMU (van Hoften) |
| Total: | 11h 06m | EVAs: 2 | |