Astro-1 Flight Crew
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Astro-1 Flight Crew | |
| Shuttle Commander: | Vance D. Brand | |
| Shuttle Pilot: | Guy S. Gardner | |
| Mission Specialist 1: | Jeffrey A. Hoffman | |
| Mission Specialist 2: | John M. Lounge | |
| Mission Specialist 3: | Robert A. Parker | |
| Payload Specialist 1: | Samuel T. Durrance | |
| Payload Specialist 2: | Ronald A. Parise | |
| Alternate Payload Specialist: | Ken Nordsieck | |
The crew is the orbital extension of the Astro team and helps ensure the maximum scientific return for the mission. The NASA astronauts provide a range of special knowledge, from the Shuttle and its systems to astronomy. Two crew members are not career astronauts but are astronomers chosen by the Astro-1 principal investigators. Known as payload specialists, they provide expertise on the instruments and key observations.
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 Astro-2 Flight Crew |
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| Shuttle Commander: | Stephen S. Oswald | |
| Shuttle Pilot: | Lt. Col. William G. Gregory(USAF) | |
| Flight Engineer: | Lt. Cmdr. Wendy B. Lawrence(USN) | |
| Payload Commander: | Dr. Tamara Jernigan | |
| Mission Specialist: | Dr. John M. Grunsfeld | |
| Payload Specialist: | Dr. Samuel T. Durrance | |
| Payload Specialist: | Dr. Ronald A. Parise | |
| Alternate Payload Specialist: | Scott D. Vangen | |
The crew is the orbital extension of the Astro team and helps ensure the maximum scientific return for the mission. The NASA astronauts provide a range of special knowledge, from the Shuttle and its systems to astronomy. Two crew members are not career astronauts but are astronomers chosen by the Astro-2 principal investigators. Known as payload specialists, they provide expertise on the instruments and key observations.