Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 11.06.1944 |
| Birthplace: | Fresno / California |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 16.01.1978 |
| Selection group: | NASA-8 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 01.08.1986 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-41C | MSP | 06.04. - 13.04.1984 | 6d 23h 40m |
| 2 | STS-51I | MSP | 27.08. - 03.09.1985 | 7d 02h 17m |
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| Total | 14d 01h 57m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in civil engineering from
University of California-Berkeley, 1966; master of science and
Ph.D. in hydraulic engineering from the Colorado State
University, 1968 and 1976, respectively; Lieutenant Colonel,
USAF
Reserve; flew 60 combat missions over Vietnam; currently Senior Vice President
and Managing Director of Global Aviation at the Bechtel Corporation in London;
hobbies: skiing, handball, racquetball, jogging. |
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