Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
GardnerGuy SpenceUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 06.01.1948 |
| Birthplace: | Alta Vista, Virginia |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 19.05.1980 |
| Selection group: | NASA-9 |
| Position: | PLT |
| Status: | Ret. ??.06.1991 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-27 Atlantis | PLT | 02.12. - 06.12.1988 | 4d 09h 05m |
| 2 | STS-35 Columbia | PLT | 02.12. - 11.12.1990 | 8d 23h 05m |
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in engineering sciences
from USAF Academy, 1969; master of science in aeronautics
and astronautics from Purdue University, 1970; Colonel,
USAF,
Ret.: unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 8;
test pilot; later Commander test pilot school, Edwards
AFB; then he
worked in the Pentagon; September 1995 - 1998 director FAA Technical Center,
Federal Aviation Administration. |
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