Astronaut Andrew Gaffney   Doctor Drew Gaffney was born on June 9, 1946 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1968, a doctor of medicine degree from the University of New Mexico in 1972, and a fellowship in cardiology form the University of Texas in 1975. Doctor Gaffney’s 15 years of experience in cardiac research and operation of equipment such as echocardiographs and rebreathing devices led to his selection as a payload specialist on the first Spacelab mission. He flew in June 1991 abroad space transportation system-40, Spacelab life sciences, SLS-1, the first Spacelab mission dedicated to biomedical studies. Doctor Gaffney was a co-investigator on an experiment that studied human cardiovascular adaptation to space flight. The SLS-1 mission flew over 3.2 million miles in 146 orbits and its crew completed over 18 experiments in 9 Days, bringing back more medical data than any previous NASA flight. Mission duration was 218 hours, 14 minutes and 20 seconds. While at NASA, doctor Gaffney also served on a number of space station Freedom and advanced mission planning groups, including the “Human to Mars” study group. Photo Gallery