Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 01.03.1941 |
| Birthplace: | Williamsport / Pennsylvania |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | one |
| Selection date: | 18.05.1978 |
| Selection group: | Spacelab-1 / EOM / ATLAS |
| Position: | PSP |
| Status: | Ret. ??.03.1992 |
Spaceflights
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | STS-9 | PSP |
| 2 | STS-45 | PSP |
Additional information
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Bachelor of science in physics from CalTech,
1962; Ph.D. in
physics from the University of California-Berkeley, 1967; research physicist in
the University of California; was selected and served as backup payload
specialist for
STS-9; selected as payload specialist for the
STS-61K/Spacelab
EOM 1-2 mission
(manifested 03-09-1986, but cancelled after the Challenger accident),
27.12.1985; selected as payload specialist for the same (but renamed) mission,
STS-45/ATLAS-1,
October 1989; replaced by backup payload specialist Dirk
Frimout from Belgium due to medical problems,
10.09.1991. |
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