The staff of the Fayetteville City Government Channel, led by manager Fred Gisler, produce short videos about the history of Fayetteville, called Faytteville History Minute, which air on the government channel. This week's history minute is about Richard Covey, a Fayetteville native born on August 1, 1946. Covey was pilot for two space shuttle missions and commander for two more, including one that provided repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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