Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 12.07.1957 |
| Birthplace: | Amarillo, Texas |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 08.12.1994 |
| Selection group: | NASA-15 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | died 01.02.2003 |
| Date of death: | 01.02.2003 |
| Place of death: | over Texas |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-96 Discovery | PLT | 27.05. - 06.06.1999 | 9d 19h 13m |
| 2 | STS-107 Columbia | CDR | 16.01. - 01.02.2003 | 15d 22h 20m |
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| Total | 25d 17h 33m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering
from Texas Tech University, 1980; master of science in mechanical engineering
from California State University, Fresno, 1990; Colonel,
USAF;
test pilot; unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 14;
hobbies: Singing, snow and water skiing, cycling, spending time with his
family; died in the Columbia disaster. |
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