Gardner

Dale Allan

USA

International order nº: 132

US astr. nº: 67

Personal data:

Birthdate:  08.11.1948
Birthplace:  Fairmont / Minnesota
Marital status:  divorced
Children:  two
Selection date  16.01.1978
Selection group  NASA-8
Job:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 10.1986
Date of death  19.02.2014
Place of death  Colorado Springs, Colorado

Spaceflights:

Ord.
num.		 Startup
spacecraft		 Date and time
of launch (UT)		 Status while
launch		 Spacecraft
of landing		 Date and time
of landing (UT)		 Duration
1 STS-8
(Challenger/3)		 06h.32m.00s.
Aug 30, 1983		 MS STS-8
(Challenger/3)		 07h.41m.32s.
Sep 05, 1983		 6d.01h.09m.32s.
2 STS-51A
(Discovery/2)		 12h.15m.00s.
Nov 08, 1984		 MS STS-51A
(Discovery/2)		 12h.00m.54s.
Nov 16, 1984		 7d.23h.45m.54s.
Total duration: 14d.00h.55m.26s.


EVA′s:

Date of
beginning		 Time (UT) of
beginning		 Duration Explanation
12 Nov 1984 13:25? 6h 02m J. Allen and Gardner; mission "STS-51A" - Retrieving satellite Palapa B 2 using MMU (Allen)
14 Nov 1984 11:08? 5h 42m J. Allen and Gardner; mission "STS-51A" - Retrieving satellite Westar VI using MMU (Gardner)
Total: 11h 44m EVAs: 2

Additional information
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