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Also Known As Franklin Story Musgrave
Born August 19, 1935 (age 89) • Boston • Massachusetts

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Story Musgrave, 1971.
Hubble Space Telescope being refurbished, December 1993. Astronaut Story Musgrave is seen at the top right during the last of his five spacewalks. Australia's west coast can be seen in the background.
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