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David M. Walker

Deceased· NASA · American

David M. Walker

David Mathieson "Dave" Walker was an American naval officer and aviator, fighter pilot, test pilot, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space...

Spaceflights

4

Time in space

30days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 4

STS-69

Launched: Sep 7, 1995 · 15:09 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Sep 18, 1995

Crewmates

Kenneth CockrellNASA
James H. NewmanNASA
Michael L. GernhardtNASA
James S. VossNASA

Success· Flight 3

STS-53

Launched: Dec 2, 1992 · 13:24 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Dec 9, 1992

Crewmates

Robert D. CabanaNASA
Michael R. CliffordNASA
Guion BlufordNASA
James S. VossNASA

Success· Flight 2

STS-30

Launched: May 4, 1989 · 18:46 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: May 8, 1989

Crewmates

Ronald J. GrabeNASA
Mary L. CleaveNASA
Mark C. LeeNASA
Norman E. ThagardNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-51-A

Launched: Nov 8, 1984 · 12:15 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Nov 16, 1984

Crewmates

Frederick "Rick" HauckNASA
Anna Lee FisherNASA
Dale GardnerNASA
Joseph P. AllenNASA

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Biography

David Mathieson "Dave" Walker was an American naval officer and aviator, fighter pilot, test pilot, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Deceased
Nationality: American
Born: May 20, 1944
Died: April 23, 2001
First flight: Nov 8, 1984

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