Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 20.05.1951 |
| Birthplace: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 05.06.1987 |
| Selection group: | NASA-12 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 01.08.1997 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-41 Discovery | MS | 06.10. - 10.10.1990 | 4d 02h 10m |
| 2 | STS-49 Endeavour | MS | 08.05. - 16.05.1992 | 8d 21h 17m |
| 3 | STS-61 Endeavour | MS | 02.12. - 13.12.1993 | 10d 19h 58m |
| 4 | STS-79 Atlantis | MS | 16.09. - 26.09.1996 | 10d 03h 18m |
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| Total | 33d 22h 43m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor and Master of science in applied
mathematics from University of Missouri-Rolla in 1973 and 1975 respectively;
honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the same University, 1992; Colonel,
USAF,
Ret.; USAF test pilot school class 82B; flight-test engineer
at Eglin AFB;
unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 11;
recreational interests include hunting, fishing, restoring automobiles and
spending time with his family; resigned from
NASA on 01.08.1997; until 1999 he was Commander of
USAF
ROTC Detachment 442 at University of Missouri-Rolla. |
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