Steven R. Nagel
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Steven Ray Nagel,, was an American astronaut, aeronautical and mechanical engineer, test pilot, and a United States Air Force pilot. In total, he logged 723 hours in space. After NASA, he worked at th
Steven Nagel
The crew of the STS-61-A mission. Nagel is in the middle on the bottom
STS-37
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STS-37, the thirty-ninth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the eighth flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, was a six-day mission with the primary objective of launching the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
Steven R. Nagel
…Aircraft Operations Division where he performed duties as a Research Pilot. Nagel was a veteran of four space flights (STS-51-G and STS-61-A in 1985, STS-37 in 1991, and STS-55 in 1993) as described below: Nagel first flew as a mission specialist on STS-51G, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center…
The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory after deployment, photographed from Atlantis's flight deck.
Standing in EVA suits: Apt and Ross Seated: Cameron, Nagel and GodwinSpace Shuttle program← STS-35 (38)STS-39 (40) →
Launch of Atlantis on STS-37
Ross during the first EVA; CGRO in the background