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Astronauts
George Nelson

Retired· NASA · American

George Nelson

George Driver "Pinky" Nelson is an American physicist, astronomer, science educator, and a former NASA astronaut.

Spaceflights

3

Time in space

17days

Spacewalks

2

Spacewalking

9 h 22 m

in total

Spacewalks

Bars drawn to scale, 0 to 8 hours

STS-41-C EVA 1
Apr 8, 1984
2 h 38 m
STS-41-C EVA 2
Apr 11, 1984
6 h 44 m

0 h2 h4 h6 h8 h

Flights

Success· Flight 3

STS-26

Launched: Sep 29, 1988 · 15:37 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Oct 3, 1988

Crewmates

Frederick "Rick" HauckNASA
Richard O. CoveyNASA
John M. LoungeNASA
David HilmersNASA

Success· Flight 2

STS-61-C

Launched: Jan 12, 1986 · 11:55 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Jan 18, 1986

Crewmates

Robert L. GibsonNASA
Charles BoldenNASA
Bill NelsonNASA
Robert J. CenkerNASA
Steven HawleyNASA
Franklin Chang DíazNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-41-C

Launched: Apr 6, 1984 · 13:58 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Apr 13, 1984

Crewmates

Robert CrippenNASA
Dick ScobeeNASA
Terry HartNASA
James van HoftenNASA

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Biography

George Driver "Pinky" Nelson is an American physicist, astronomer, science educator, and a former NASA astronaut.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: July 13, 1950
First flight: Apr 6, 1984

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