"Steve Hawley" redirects here. For the New York politician, see Stephen Hawley

Stephen Hawley

Stephen M. "Steve" Hawley is a Republican member of the New York State Assembly representing Assembly District 139, which comprises portions of Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, and Orleans counties....

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Steven Alan Hawley (born December 12, 1951) is a former NASA astronaut

Astronaut

An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....

 who flew on five spaceflights.
Born December 12, 1951, in Ottawa, Kansas

Ottawa, Kansas

Ottawa is a city situated along the Marais des Cygnes River in the central part of Franklin County, located in east-central Kansas, 50 miles southwest of Kansas City, Mo., in the central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,649. It is the county seat and most populous...

, but considers Salina, Kansas

Salina, Kansas

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, to be his hometown. Currently married to the former Eileen M. Keegan of Redondo Beach, California

Redondo Beach, California

Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 66,748 at the 2010 census, up from 63,261 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area.Redondo Beach was originally part of...

, a public affairs officer at NASA. He enjoys basketball, softball, golf, running, playing bridge, and umpiring.