Steven Nagel, born October 27, 1946 in Columbia, Missouri, went into space four times.
His first flight was aboard Discovery (STS-51-G) as mission specialist in June 1985. It was Shannon Lucid's first flight as well.
His second flight was aboard Challenger (STS-61-A) as pilot in October-November 1985. It was the last successful flight of Challenger and holds the record for the largest crew - eight - aboard any since spacecraft for the entire mission.
His third mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-37) as commander in April 1991. The mission included two EVAs, the first since 1985.
His fourth and final mission was aboard Columbia (STS-55) as commander in April-May 1993. The mission hosted 88 experiments from 11 different nations.
He was married to fellow astronaut Linda Godwin.
Nagel passed away in August 2014 from advanced melanoma.
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