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Astro-2 Flight Crew | |
| 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.
