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F. Drew Gaffney

F. Drew Gaffney

F. Drew Gaffney is a payload specialist astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.

During their career, F. Drew Gaffney flew on 1 spaceflight, logging 9 days, 2 hours, 14 minutes, 9 seconds in space.

Francis Andrew "Drew" Gaffney is an American doctor. He previously worked for NASA and participated in the STS-40 Space Life Sciences (SLS 1) Space Shuttle mission in 1991 as a payload specialist. The SLS-1 mission crew completed over 18 experiments in nine days, bringing back more medical data than any previous NASA flight. He is currently a professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University.

Career Statistics

Key facts and career statistics for F. Drew Gaffney
Date of Birth06/09/1946
StatusRetired
First Flight06/05/1991
Last Flight06/05/1991
In SpaceNo
Time in Space9 days, 2 hours, 14 minutes, 9 seconds
Landings1

Spaceflights by F. Drew Gaffney

Explore the 1 spaceflight F. Drew Gaffney participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.

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