Gregory Harbaugh, born April 15, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio, went into space four times.
His first mission was aboard Discovery (STS-39) as mission specialist in April 28, 1991. The mission was dedicated to the US Department of Defense. He spent over 8 days in space, returning to Earth on May 6.
His second flight was aboard Endeavour (STS-54) as mission specialist launched January 13, 1993. During the mission, Harbaugh and fellow astronaut Mario Runco conducted a 5 hour EVA in the cargo bay to advance NASA's understanding of working in space. He spent almost 6 days in space, returning to Earth January 19.
His third mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-71) as mission specialist to the Russian space station Mir, the third mission in the Shuttle-Mir program, launched June 27, 1995. He spent almost 10 days in space, returning to Earth, July 7.
His fourth and final trip into space was aboard Discovery (STS-82) as mission specialist, launched February 11, 1997. It was the second mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. He and fellow astronaut Joseph Tanner conducted two EVAs during the mission for a total of about fifteen hours. He spent almost 10 days in space before returning to Earth on February 21.
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