Ron Grabe Shuttle Astronaut (Ronald J. Grabe) - 06 de marzo de 2017 Ronald John Grabe (born June 13, 1945 in New York, New York), (Col, USAF, Ret.), is a former NASA astronaut.
He has earned the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, the Liethen-Tittle Award (for Outstanding Student at the USAF Test Pilot School), the Royal Air Force Cross, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, and NASA Space Flight Medals. He subsequently flew F-100 aircraft with the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, and in 1969 was assigned as an F-100 pilot with the 3d Tactical Fighter Wing at Bien Hoa Air Base in the Republic of Vietnam, where he flew 200 combat missions.
A veteran of four space flights, Grabe served as Pilot on STS-51-J (October 3â7, 1985) and STS-30 (May 4â8, 1989), and was the mission commander on STS-42 (January 22â30, 1992) and STS-57 (June 21 to July 1, 1993).
Grabe has logged over 627 hours in space.
Sent 2 photos on 18 Jan and both came back signed on 4 Mar.
Colonel Ron Grabe
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