Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
AshbyJeffrey Shears "Bones"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 16.06.1954 |
| Birthplace: | Dallas, Texas |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | none |
| Selection date: | 08.12.1994 |
| Selection group: | NASA-15 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. ??.06.2008 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-93 Columbia | PLT | 23.07. - 28.07.1999 | 4d 22h 49m |
| 2 | STS-100 Endeavour | PLT | 19.04. - 01.05.2001 | 11d 21h 30m |
| 3 | STS-112 Atlantis | CDR | 07.10. - 18.10.2002 | 10d 19h 58m |
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| Total | 27d 16h 17m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering
from the University of Idaho, 1976; Master of science in aviation systems from
the University of Tennessee, 1993; Captain,
USN, Ret.;
test pilot; he flew 33 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm; hobbies:
Skiing, fly fishing, and backpacking; until 2008 in the
NASA Management -
NASA/USAF Liaison, Colorado Springs, Colorado; currently
vice-president business development of ATK Launch Systems Div. in
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