Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
McArthurWilliam Surles, Jr. "Bill"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 26.07.1951 |
| Birthplace: | Laurinburg, North Carolina |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 17.01.1990 |
| Selection group: | NASA-13 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. ??.01.2012 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-58 Columbia | MS | 18.10.1993 - 01.11.1993 | 14d 00h 12m |
| 2 | STS-74 Atlantis | MS | 12.11.1995 - 20.11.1995 | 8d 04h 30m |
| 3 | STS-92 Discovery | MS | 11.10.2000 - 24.10.2000 | 12d 21h 42m |
| 4 | Soyuz TMA-7 / ISS-12 | Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR | 01.10.2005 - 08.04.2006 | 189d 19h 52m |
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| Total | 224d 22h 16m | |||
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TMA-3 | Flight Engineer |
| 2 | Soyuz TMA-5 | Flight Engineer |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in applied science and
engineering from U.S. Military Academy, 1973; master of science in aerospace
engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, 1983; Colonel,
USA, Ret.;
test pilot; unsuccessful application for
NASA
astronaut group 12;
hobbies: Basketball, running, working with personal computers. |
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