Steven Hawley
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Steven Alan Hawley is a retired astronomer and NASA astronaut who flew on five U.S. Space Shuttle flights. Hawley is a professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas.
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Steven Hawley, shown holding the Toastmasters District 22 Communication and Leadership award, Topeka, Kansas, October 24, 2015
STS-93
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STS-93 in 1999 marked the 95th launch of the Space Shuttle, the 26th launch of Columbia, and the 21st night launch of a Space Shuttle. Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle Commander on this
Steven Hawley
…2 hours, 41 minutes in five space flights. He served as a mission specialist on STS-41D in 1984, STS-61C in 1986, STS-31 in 1990, STS-82 in 1997 and STS-93 in 1999. Hawley was the last member of NASA Astronaut Group 8 to make a space flight. He is also the only astronaut to deploy the Hubble Space Telescope…
Chandra and its Inertial Upper Stage, prior to deployment from Columbia's payload bay
Left to right: Collins, Hawley, Ashby, Tognini, ColemanSpace Shuttle program← STS-96 (94)STS-103 (96) →
STS-93 launch
Eileen Collins became the first woman to command a Space Shuttle during this mission.