Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
BurschDaniel WheelerUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 25.07.1957 |
| Birthplace: | Bristol, Pennsylania |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | four |
| Selection date: | 17.01.1990 |
| Selection group: | NASA-13 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. ??.06.2005 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-51 Discovery | MS | 12.09.1993 - 22.09.1993 | 9d 20h 11m |
| 2 | STS-68 Endeavour | MS | 30.09.1994 - 11.10.1994 | 11d 05h 46m |
| 3 | STS-77 Endeavour | MS | 19.05.1996 - 29.05.1996 | 10d 00h 39m |
| 4 | STS-108 Endeavour / ISS-04 / STS-111 Endeavour | MS / Flight Engineer | 05.12.2001 - 19.06.2002 | 195d 19h 38m |
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| Total | 226d 22h 14m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-102 | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in physics from the U.S.
Naval Academy, 1979; master of science in engineering science from the Naval
Postgraduate School, 1991; Captain,
USN;
unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 12;
hobbies: Tennis, softball, windsurfing, skiing, woodworking; Naval Post
Graduate School, Monterey, California; in 2005 he joined The Aerospace
Corporation as the National Reconnaissance Office Chair at the Naval
Postgraduate School. |
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