Steven Hawley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steven Hawley
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Dec 12, 1951(1951-12-12)
Age	73
Birthplace	Ottawa
Country	United States
Birth City	Kansas
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Steven Hawley Biography

Steven Hawley is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on December 12, 1951 in Ottawa, Kansas, United States. Astronaut who took part in the five Space Shuttle missions, including the first flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery.

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Steven Alan Hawley (born December 12, 1951) is a former NASA astronaut who flew on five U.S. Space Shuttle flights. He is professor of physics and astronomy and director of engineering physics at the University of Kansas.

Hawley graduated from Salina High School Central, Salina, Kansas, in 1969; he regards Salina as his home town. Hawley attended the University of Kansas, graduating with highest distinction in 1973 with Bachelor of Science degrees in Physics and in Astronomy. He spent three summers employed as a research assistant: 1972 at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., and 1973 and 1974 at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia. He attended graduate school at Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz, graduating in 1977 with a Doctorate in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

His wife was fellow astronaut He was married to fellow astronaut Sally Ride from 1982 until 1987. He later went on to marry Eileen M. Keegan. from 1982 to 1987. The couple later decided to wed Eileen M. Keegan.

Steven Hawley Net Worth

Steven Hawley is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steven Hawley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He earned his doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics at Santa Cruz, the University of California, Santa Cruz.

He was in space for 770 hours which is just over 32 days.

Hawley was born December 12, 1951, in Ottawa, Kansas, to Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Hawley. One of Hawley’s brothers, John F. Hawley, is a theoretical astrophysicist at the University of Virginia.

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Who is Steven Hawley Dating?

According to our records, Steven Hawley married to Sally Ride. As of December 1, 2023, Steven Hawley’s is not dating anyone.

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STS-93 Columbia (July 22–27, 1999) was launched at night from the Kennedy Space Center on a five-day mission returning to KSC for the 12th night landing in the Shuttle Program’s history. Hawley served as Columbia’s flight engineer. The primary mission objective was the successful deployment of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the third of NASA’s Great Observatories after Hubble Space Telescope and the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. Hawley also served as the primary operator of a second telescope carried in the crew module and used for several days to make broadband ultraviolet observations of a variety of solar system objects. The mission completed 79 orbits in 4 days, 22 hours, and 50 minutes.

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Steven Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Steven Hawley celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.

STS-31 Discovery ( April 24–29, 1990) was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and also returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California. During the five-day mission, the crew deployed the Hubble Space Telescope, and conducted a variety of middeck experiments involving the study of protein crystal growth, polymer membrane processing, and the effects of weightlessness and magnetic fields on an ion arc. They also operated a variety of cameras, including both the IMAX in-cabin and cargo bay cameras, for Earth observations from their record-setting altitude of 380 miles. The mission was completed in 76 orbits of the earth in 121 hours.

Top Facts about Steven Hawley

1. Steven Hawley is a retired American astronaut.
2. He flew on five Space Shuttle missions.
3. Hawley logged over 32 days in space.
4. He was born on December 12, 1951 in Ottawa, Kansas.
5. Hawley earned a PhD in astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley.
6. He served as a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas.
7. Hawley was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1978.
8. He performed three spacewalks during his career.
9. Hawley helped deploy the Hubble Space Telescope on STS-31 mission.
10. He retired from NASA and academia in 2008 to work for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company.

How old is Steven Hawley?

70 years (December 12, 1951)

Who is the astronaut from Kansas?

In the mid-1960s, two Kansans, Ron Evans and Joe Engle joined the NASA astronaut program. Evans was born in St. Francis and spent part of his youth in Topeka, graduating from Highland Park High School.

Is Steven Hawley married?

Sally Ride

Is Sally Ride still alive?

July 23, 2012

Where is Joe Engle now?

He is currently married to Jeanie Carter Engle of Houston, Texas.