Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 09.07.1943 |
| Birthplace: | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | four |
| Selection date: | 23.05.1984 |
| Selection group: | NASA-10 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. ??.??.1997 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-36 Atlantis | PLT | 28.02. - 04.03.1990 | 4d 10h 18m |
| 2 | STS-54 Endeavour | CDR | 13.01. - 19.01.1993 | 5d 23h 38m |
| 3 | STS-62 Columbia | CDR | 04.03. - 18.03.1994 | 13d 23h 16m |
| 4 | STS-77 Endeavour | CDR | 19.05. - 29.05.1996 | 10d 00h 39m |
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| Total | 34d 09h 51m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in engineering science
from USAF Academy, 1966; master of science in astronautics
from Purdue University, 1967; Colonel,
USAF,
Ret.; test pilot; unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 8;
hobbies: Flying general aviation aicraft, running, listening to classical
music; later he was Director of Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assurance for
the JSC;
since November 2002 Deputy Director for Engineering, Space and Life Sciences
Directorate, JSC. |
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