What is Dale Gardner?
{{Infobox astronaut |name = Dale Allan Gardner |other_names = |image = Gardner-d.jpg |image_size = 200px |caption = |type = [[NASA]] astronaut |status = Deceased |birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|11|08}} |birth_place = [[Fairmont, Minnesota|Fairmont]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|02|19|1948|11|08}} |death_place = [[Colorado]], U.S. |occupation = [[Naval Flight Officer]] |current_occupation = |previous_occupation = |alma_mater = |rank = [[Captain (naval)|Captain]], [[United States Navy|USN]] |time = 14d 00h 52m |selection = [[List of astronauts by selection|1978 NASA Group]] |eva1 = 2 |eva2 = 12 hours 14 minutes |mission = [[STS-8]], [[STS-51-A]] |insignia = [[File:STS-8 patch.svg|23px]] [[File:STS-51A Patch.svg|23px]] |Date of ret = October 1986 |awards = }} '''Dale Allan Gardner''' (November 8, 1948 &ndash; February 19, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. He flew two [[Space Shuttle]] missions during the early 1980s. He was born in [[Fairmont, Minnesota|Fairmont]], [[Minnesota]]. Gardner died from a [[brain]] [[hemorrhage]] on February 19, 2014 in his [[Colorado]] home. He was aged 65. He was outlived by his two children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-022114a-astronaut-dale-gardner-obituary.html|title=Dale Gardner, jetpack-flying astronaut who salvaged satellites, dies at 65|date=February 21, 2014|publisher=collectSPACE|access-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/gardner_dale.htm Dale Gardner] at [http://www.spacefacts.de/ Space Facts] {{DEFAULTSORT:Gardner, Dale}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American astronauts