John M. Fabian
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John McCreary Fabian was an American NASA astronaut and Air Force officer who flew two Space Shuttle missions and worked on the development of the Shuttle's robotic arm. He later led the Air Force's s
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NASA Astronaut Group 8
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NASA Astronaut Group 8 was a group of 35 astronauts announced on January 16, 1978. It was the first NASA selection since Group 6 in 1967, and was the largest group to that date. The class was the firs
John M. Fabian
…University (BS) Air University (MS) University of Washington (ScD) Space career NASA astronaut Rank Colonel, USAF Time in space 13d 4h 2m Selection NASA Group 8 (1978) Missions STS-7 STS-51-G Mission insignia John McCreary Fabian (January 28, 1939 – May 21, 2026) was an American NASA astronaut and Air Force officer…
Official group portrait
The six women astronaut candidates pose with the Personal Rescue Enclosure (PRE). The PRE was created as a possible means of transporting astronauts from one Shuttle to another in case of an emergency, but only reached the prototype stage and never flew on any missions.
TFNG T-shirt. These came in red and blue for the two teams into which the TFNG were split.
The first three African Americans to travel into space – Ronald McNair, Guy Bluford and Fred Gregory