Ronald J. Grabe

Ronald Grabe
Born	Ronald John Grabe (1945-06-13) June 13, 1945 (age 79) New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	United States Air Force Academy (BS) Technical University of Darmstadt
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Colonel, USAF
Time in space	26d 3h 38m
Selection	NASA Group 9 (1980)
Missions	STS-51-J STS-30 STS-42 STS-57
Mission insignia

Ronald John Grabe (born June 13, 1945, in New York, New York), (Col, USAF, Ret.), is a former NASA astronaut.

He has earned the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, the Liethen-Tittle Award (for Outstanding Student at the USAF Test Pilot School), the Royal Air Force Cross, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, and NASA Space Flight Medals.