John M. Fabian

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John Fabian
John Fabian
Country: United States
Organization: NASA
selected on January 16, 1978
( 8th NASA Group )
Calls: 2 space flights
Start of the
first space flight: 		June 18, 1983
Landing of the
last space flight: 		June 24, 1985
Time in space: 13d 4h 02min
retired on December 31, 1985
Space flights

John McCreary Fabian (born January 28, 1939 in Goose Creek , Texas ) is a retired American astronaut .

Fabian received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Washington State University in 1962 and a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1964 . In 1974 he received his PhD in aerospace from the University of Washington .

In 1962 Fabian went to the United States Air Force and was employed there after his training as a pilot and later as a pilot instructor. He flew 90 combat missions in Southeast Asia.

Astronaut activity

In January 1978, Fabian was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA. After completing his training, he worked on satellite launching and recovery procedures. He was also involved in the development of the Canadian robotic arm for the space shuttle.

STS-7

Fabian took off into space for the first time on June 18, 1983 with the space shuttle Challenger . It was the first mission with a crew of five. During the six-day flight the satellites ANIK C-2 and PALAPA B-1 were deployed . In addition, the research platform SPAS-01 was suspended and recaptured for the first time with the robotic arm . STS-7 was the first flight by an American woman ( Sally Ride ) into space. Fabian was the first to deploy a satellite with the space shuttle's robotic arm and then catch it again.

STS-51-G

On June 17, 1985 Fabian flew into space on the space shuttle Discovery . In this communication satellites for Mexico ( Morelos ), the Arab League ( Arabsat ) and the US ( AT & T Telstar ) suspended. In addition, the SPARTAN satellite was released and caught again after 17 hours with the robot arm.

STS-61-G

Fabian was also scheduled for the STS-61-G mission in May 1986, which was canceled after the Challenger accident. The Galileo space probe should have been brought into space . As crew were David Walker , Ronald Grabe and James van Hoften scheduled. Fabian left NASA on December 31, 1985 and was replaced by Norman Thagard .

STS-71-E

Fabian was scheduled for another flight, which was also canceled due to the Challenger disaster. The start of the Atlantis mission would have been planned for April 1987. In addition to Fabian, Vance Brand , David Griggs , James Bagian , Rhea Seddon , Francis Gaffney and Robert Phillips were planned as crew members for this SLS-1 mission .

According to NASA

After leaving NASA, he returned to the Air Force in 1986. In 1987 he moved to Analytic Services Inc., a non-profit organization in the field of public research. When he left in 1998, he was President and CEO of the company.

Private

Fabian and his wife Donna have two children.

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Commons : John M. Fabian  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Fabian, John M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fabian, John McCreary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American astronaut
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Goose Creek , Texas