Dale Allan Gardner (November 8, 1948 – February 19, 2014) was a NASA astronaut, and naval flight officer who flew two Space Shuttle missions during the mid 1980s.

Feb 21, 2014 · Dale Gardner made history becoming the last of six astronauts to use the manned maneuvering unit (MMU) jetpack as he worked to return two malfunctioning satellites to Earth. …

Feb 21, 2014 · Dale Gardner, a NASA astronaut who on the second of his two shuttle missions became the last to fly the Manned Maneuvering Unit jetpack as he helped perform the first …

Feb 28, 2014 · Dale A. Gardner, an astronaut who helped lead the first salvage operation in space, steering a jet-propelled backpack to corral two wayward satellites and bring them …

DALE A. GARDNER . NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born November 8, 1948 in Fairmont, Minnesota. Died February 19, 2014 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Grew up …

Feb 19, 2014 · Learn more about managing a memorial . United States Astronaut. He was a member of two Space Shuttle missions during the early 1980s. The oldest of 3 children, he …

Feb 24, 2014 · NASA astronaut and Divide resident Dale Allan Gardner, who died Feb. 19 of a brain aneurysm at age 65, was not only gutsy, but not afraid to show a little humor in his work.

Mar 20, 2025 · In 1984, astronaut Dale Gardner and Joseph Allen flew untethered to recover two communication satellites which had been placed into incorrect orbits due to rocket failure.

Mar 1, 2014 · Wearing a nitrogen-powered jet pack, Dale Gardner stepped from the space shuttle, alone and untethered, 224 miles above Earth. Armed with a 5-foot probe called a stinger, …

Aug 20, 2017 · Dale Allan Gardner. Born: 8 November 1948, Fairmont, Minnesota, United States. Nationality: American. Died: 19 February 2014. Group: NASA Group 8 (16 January 1978) …