Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
PhillipsUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 21.01.1929 |
| Birthplace: | Peoria / Illinois |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | four |
| Selection date: | 09.01.1984 |
| Selection group: | Spacelab-4 / SLS-1 |
| Position: | PSP |
| Status: | Ret. 14.06.1991 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-40 | PSP |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in Biology and
D.V.M.
from Colorado State University, 1959 and 1961, respectively;
Ph.D. in
physiology from University of California, Davis, 1965; was assigned for
STS-71E and
as backup for
STS-40; later Chief scientist,
NASA
(Space Station Freedom); then
NASA's
JPL; since
April 1999 Professor Department of Physiology, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins. |
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