Dr. Story Musgrave - Astronaut - Apollo and Skylab Missions

Story Musgrave

About Story Musgrave
Story Musgrave is one of NASA's most experienced astronauts. With a 30 year career spanning the Apollo era of the 1960s right through to the Space Shuttle program of the 1990s, he is the only astronaut to have flown on all five Space Shuttles. He is also a pilot, surgeon, mechanic, poet and philosopher.

The experiences of a small child growing up on a 1000 acre dairy farm in Massachusetts provided a foundation for Story's fascination with machinery as well as his extraordinary love of nature. Born 19 August 1935 during the Great Depression, by the age of 10, Story was already operating and repairing tractors and farm machinery. However, in a childhood which was marred by alcohol and abuse, Story and his two brothers led an isolated life, and it was to nature that Story turned to escape the dysfunctional world around him.

For Story, nature was a place of beauty and order. From the lakes and rivers teeming with life, the coolness of freshly ploughed fields, to the wooded magic of the Berkshire Hills, Story immersed himself in the wonders of nature and thrived on the spiritual experiences which that brought him.

NASA selected Dr. Musgrave as an astronaut scientist in August 1967. He completed astronaut academic training and then worked on the design and development of the Skylab Program. Story learned invaluable leadership and teamwork skills as a backup science-pilot for the first Skylab mission and was a CAPCOM for the second and third Skylab missions. Dr. Story Musgrave participated in the design and development of all Space Shuttle extra vehicular activity equipment including space suits, life support systems, airlocks, and manned maneuvering units. From 1979 to 1982, and 1983 to 1984, he was assigned as a test and verification pilot in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory at Johnson Space Center.

Story retired from NASA in 1997. Today he shares his many unique experiences through performances across the USA and internationally. He is a popular guest of the Astronaut Encounter Program at the Kennedy Space Center and also consults for Walt Disney Imagineering and Applied Minds Inc. in their research and development divisions. He is an advocate and visionary for the continual exploration of space and the author of numerous scientific papers on a diverse range of topics including aerospace medicine, exercise physiology, temperature regulation and clinical surgery. His recreational interests include flying, photography, scuba diving, parachuting, gardening and running.

Speaking:
As a former NASA astronaut, Dr. Story Musgrave's NASA experience fuels his passion to instill innovation, creativity, leadership and teamwork skills as a professional speaker. Story's NASA career spanned the Apollo era to the Space Shuttle program into initial development of space walk strategies for the International Space Station. He loves to share his experiences as an astronaut, marine, surgeon, scientist and literary critic.

Dr. Story Musgrave applies unique perspective to his favorite photographs (in the form of slides) of our Earth, the Heavens and Humanity. His powerful motivational speaker messages, and stories will stir leadership, teamwork, innovation and creativity for all audiences.

Formal Education:

St. Mark's School, Southborough, Massachusetts

A Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Statistics from Syracuse University in 1958

A Master of Business Administration degree in Operations Analysis and Computer Programming from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1959

A Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Marietta College in 1960

A Doctorate in Medicine from Columbia University in 1964

A Master of Science in Physiology and Biophysics from the University of Kentucky in 1966

A Master of Arts in Literature from the University of Houston in 1987

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