Bachelor of science in general engineering from U.S. Military Academy, 1967; master of science in aerospace engineering from the University of Arizona, 1974; Colonel, USA, Ret.; test pilot; hobbies: Flying, scuba diving, running, skiing, carpentry; later Director Space Operations of US Army; retired from U.S. Army in 1994; then with The Analytical Sciences Corporation, Fairfax, Virginia; currently Aerospace Consultant Science Application Corp. in Germantown, Maryland.