Drew Gaffney, born June 9, 1946 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, went into space aboard Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-40) as payload specialist in June 1991. Gaffney used his experience as a doctor and in cardiac research to study life sciences, the primary goal of the mission.
Front row (L-R): Drew Gaffney, Millie Hughes-Fulford, Rhea Seddon, James Bagian;
Back row (L-R): Bryan O'Connor, Tamara Jernigan, Sidney Gutierrez
Mission insignia
Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-40), launched June 5, 1991, was the first mission dedicated entirely to biology. Its crew consisted of Commander Bryan O'Connor, Pilot Sidney Gutierrez, James Bagian, Tamara Jernigan, Rhea Seddon, Drew Gaffney and Millie Hughes-Fulford. It was also the first mission to carry three female astronauts.
They carried out experiments on themselves, 30 rodents and thousands of tiny jellyfish.
