Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 12.09.1940 |
| Birthplace | Jamestown, Tennessee |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 11.01.1989 |
| Selection group: | IML-1 / MSL-1 |
| Position: | PSP |
| Status: | Ret. 17.07.1997 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-83 Columbia | PS | 04.04. - 08.04.1997 | 3d 23h 12m |
| 2 | STS-94 Columbia | PS | 01.07. - 17.07.1997 | 15d 16h 44m |
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| Total | 19d 15h 56m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-42 | PS |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in physics from Tennessee
Polytechnic Institute, 1962; master of science in physics from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, 1968;
Ph.D. in physics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
1971; was selected as backup for missions of
STS-42 and
STS-64; since 1985 Chief Scientist of the
NASA Microgravity Space and Applications Division;
hobbies: Traveling, softball, photography, basketball, camping, hiking,
fishing, whitewater rafting. |
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