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Gerard Edward 'Jerry' Magilton American Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 7 May 1942. Personal: Male, Married, Four children. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Drexel University, 1965. Worked with RCA Astro Electronics Division. Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: Payload Specialist. Inactive Entered space service: 8 April 1985. Left space service: 18 January 1986. Backup for Robert Cenker (STS-61C). Program manager for on-orbit performance, Martin Marietta Astro Space in Princeton, New Jersey. Bibliography and Further Reading - Becker, Joachim, http://www.spacefacts.de/, "Space Facts Web Site", . Joachim Becker's outstanding collection of facts and photos of astronauts and cosmonauts. Accessed at: http://www.spacefacts.de/.
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