Donald Ray McMonagle

Donald Ray McMonagle
Donald McMonagle
Donald McMonagle
Astronaut NASA
Státní příslušnostUSA USA
Datum narození14. května 1952 (70 let)
Místo narozeníFlint, Michigan
Předchozí
zaměstnání		testovací pilot
Čas ve vesmíru25 dní, 05 hodin a 34 minut
Kosmonaut od1987
MiseSTS-39, STS-54, STS-66
Znaky misíSts-39-patch.pngSts-54-patch.pngSts-66-patch.png
Kosmonaut do1997
Pozdější zaměstnánídůchodce
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Donald Ray McMonagle (*14. května 1952 v Flint, stát Michigan, USA), vojenský pilot, důstojník a americký kosmonaut. Ve vesmíru byl třikrát.

Život

Studium a zaměstnání

V roce 1970 zdárně ukončil střední školu Hamady High School ve městě Flint a poté absolvoval vojenskou akademii United States Air Force Academy. Stadium zde ukončil roku 1974 a pak pokračoval dalším studiem na California State University. Od roku 1975 sloužil pak v armádě jako vojenský pilot.

V letech 1987 až 1989 absolvoval výcvik u NASA a poté byl zařazen do oddílu astronautů. V něm zůstal do dubna roku 1997. U NASA pak zůstal do roku 2000 v různých řídících funkcích. Roku 2000 z NASA odešel pracovat v soukromém sektoru v Palm Beach.

Oženil se, jeho ženou se stala Janyce, rozená Mortonová.

Lety do vesmíru

Na oběžnou dráhu se v raketoplánech dostal třikrát a strávil ve vesmíru 25 dní, 5 hodin a 34 minut. Byl 244 člověkem ve vesmíru.

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STS-54 Mission Insignia

Designed by the crewmembers, the STS-54 crew patch depicts the American bald eagle soaring above Earth and is emblematic of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in service to the United States and the world. The eagle is clutching an eightpointed star in its talons and is placing this larger star among a constellation of four others, representing the placement of the fifth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) into orbit to join the four already in service. The blackness of space -- with stars conspicuously absent -- represents the crew's other primary mission in carrying the Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer to orbit to conduct astronomical observations of invisible x-ray sources within the Milky Way Galaxy. The depiction of Earth showing North America is an expression of the crewmembers and NASA's intention that the medical and scientific experiments conducted onboard be for the benefit of mankind. The clouds and blue of Earth represent the crew's part in NASA's Mission to Planet Earth in conducting Earthobservation photography.
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STS-66 Mission Insignia

Designed by the mission crew members, the STS-66 emblem depicts the Space Shuttle Atlantis launching into Earth orbit to study global environmental change. The payload for the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-3) and complementary experiments were part of a continuing study of the atmosphere and the Sun's influence on it. The Space Shuttle is trailed by gold plumes representing the astronaut symbol and is superimposed over Earth, much of which is visible from the flight's high inclination orbit. Sensitive instruments aboard the ATLAS pallet in the Shuttle payload bay and on the free-flying Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmospheric-Shuttle Pallet Satellite (CHRISTA-SPAS) that gazed down on Earth and toward the Sun, are illustrated by the stylized sunrise and visible spectrum.
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portrait astronaut Donald McMonagle
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STS-39 Mission Insignia

The arrowhead shape of the STS-39 crew patch represents a skyward aim to learn more about our planet's atmosphere and space environment in support of the Department of Defense. Our national symbol is represented by the star constellation Aguila (the eagle) as its brightest star, Altair, lifts a protective canopy above Earth. The Space Shuttle encircles the spectrum which represents x-ray, ultraviolet, visible and infrared electromagnetic radiation to be measured by a variety of scientific instruments.