Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

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Personal data

Birthdate:  11.04.1955
Birthplace:  Crowborough / United Kingdom
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  01.05.1996
Selection group:  NASA-16
Position:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 05.06.2011
Day of death:  23.12.2016
Place of death:  Houston, Texas

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-112 Atlantis  MS  07.10. - 18.10.2002 10d 19h 58m 
2  STS-121 Discovery  MS  04.07. - 17.07.2006 12d 18h 36m 
3  STS-132 Atlantis  MS  14.05. - 26.05.2010 11d 18h 28m 
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Total  35d 09h 02m 
       

Additional information

Bachelor of science in ecological science from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1976; Ph.D. in biometeorology from Leeds University, United Kingdom, 1981; research scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; hobbies: Flying, his family, exercise, reading; died of pancreatic cancer.
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