Dale Gardner, born November 8, 1948 in Fairmont, Minnesota, was a veteran of two space shuttle flights.
His first mission was aboard Challenger (STS-8) as mission specialist in August-September 1983. The primary mission was the deployment of an Indian communications and weather observation satellite.
His second trip was aboard Discovery (STS-51-A) as mission specialist in November 1984. He performed two EVAs during the mission with fellow astronaut Joseph Allen, for almost 12 hours.
Gardner passed away in February 2014 after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.
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