Ronald Grabe
Ronald John Grabe (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) (born June 13, 1945 in New York) is a former NASA astronaut. In 1962, received a bachelor of science degree in engineering science from the United States Air Force Academy in 1966, and studied aeronautics as a Fulbright Scholar at the Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, West Germany, in 1967. Grabe became a NASA astronaut in August 1981. He has served as a chief verification pilot for STS-3 and STS-4 entry guidance, navigation and control simulation testing; as the Deputy Manager for Operations Integration, Space Shuttle Program Office; and subsequently as the Chief of Training within the Astronaut Office. A veteran of four space flights.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-51J PLT 03.10. - 07.10.1985 4d 01h 44m
2 STS-30 PLT 04.05. - 08.05.1989 4d 00h 56m
3 STS-42 CDR 22.01. - 30.01.1992 8d 01h 14m
4 STS-57 CDR 21.06. - 01.07.1993 9d 23h 44m
Total 26d 03h 38m
