Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 13.06.1945 |
| Birthplace: | New York City, New York |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 19.05.1980 |
| Selection group: | NASA-9 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. 11.04.1994 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-51J Atlantis | PLT | 03.10. - 07.10.1985 | 4d 01h 44m |
| 2 | STS-30 Atlantis | PLT | 04.05. - 08.05.1989 | 4d 00h 56m |
| 3 | STS-42 Discovery | CDR | 22.01. - 30.01.1992 | 8d 01h 14m |
| 4 | STS-57 Endeavour | CDR | 21.06. - 01.07.1993 | 9d 23h 44m |
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| Total | 26d 03h 38m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in engineering sciences
from USAF Academy, 1966; studied aeronautics as a Fulbright
Scholar at the Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, West Germany, 1967; Colonel
USAF,
Ret.; test pilot; flew 200 combat missions in Vietnam; unsuccessful application
for
NASA
astronaut group 8;
hobbies: Skiing, windsurfing, racquet sports; later Vice President of Marketing
& Business Development, Orbital Science, Launch System Group, Dulles,
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