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F. Drew Gaffney

1946 - Today

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Francis Andrew "Drew" Gaffney is an American doctor and former astronaut. He previously worked for NASA and participated in the STS-40 Space Life Sciences (SLS 1) Space Shuttle mission in 1991 as a payload specialist. Gaffney was a co-investigator on an experiment that studied human cardiovascular adaption to space flight. The SLS-1 mission crew completed over 18 experiments in nine days, bringing back more medical data than any previous NASA flight. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. F. Drew Gaffney is the 400th most popular astronaut (up from 421st in 2019), the 13,961st most popular biography from United States (up from 14,329th in 2019) and the 205th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, F. Drew Gaffney ranks 400 out of 556. Before him are Sonny Carter, John M. Grunsfeld, Shannon Walker, Michael A. Baker, Scott Altman, and Scott J. Horowitz. After him are Carl E. Walz, Carl J. Meade, Michael Fincke, Samuel T. Durrance, Paul Scully-Power, and Sergei Zalyotin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, F. Drew Gaffney ranks 795. Before him are Aruna Roy, James Kelman, Sandy Duncan, Mark Metcalf, Pacita Abad, and Debbi Wilkes. After him are Allen Lanier, King Sunny Adé, Bill Forsyth, Malcolm Rifkind, Mike Doyle, and Ian Porterfield.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, F. Drew Gaffney ranks 13,965 out of 20,380. Before him are Steven S. DeKnight (1910), Ross Marquand (1981), George McGinnis (1950), Natalie Merchant (1963), Butch Hartman (1965), and Ronnie Montrose (1947). After him are Sharon Olds (1942), Big Cass (1986), Holly Madison (1979), John Davis Lodge (1903), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), and Ethan Carter III (1983).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, F. Drew Gaffney ranks 205. Before him are Sonny Carter (1947), John M. Grunsfeld (1958), Shannon Walker (1965), Michael A. Baker (1953), Scott Altman (1959), and Scott J. Horowitz (1957). After him are Carl E. Walz (1955), Michael Fincke (1967), Samuel T. Durrance (1943), Robert D. Cabana (1949), Michael J. McCulley (1943), and Charles D. Walker (1948).

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