Donald R. McMonagle
Donald Ray McMonagle is a retired United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He flew three shuttle missions and later held astronaut-office and launch-integration leadership roles.
- Born
- May 14, 1952
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Flint, Michigan,United States
Flights
3
Spacewalks
0
EVA time
N/A
In space
25 days, 5 hours, 34 minutes
Bio
McMonagle graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and completed graduate engineering study while building a career in Air Force .
He flew STS-39, STS-54, and STS-66, moving from to pilot and then . His missions included defense payloads, TDRS deployment, and atmospheric science.
After flight, McMonagle served in NASA management connected to astronaut operations and Space Shuttle launch integration.
STS-39 launched on April 28, 1991 aboard STS-39 flight stack, with McMonagle serving as Mission Specialist. STS-54 launched on January 13, 1993 aboard STS-54 flight stack, with McMonagle serving as Pilot. McMonagle's additional completed flights were STS-66. This mission context is drawn from the linked agency or institutional flight material and distinguishes flown service from training or backup assignments.