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'A 8 Place in Space Journal and Courier Sunday October 1 7 1 999 astronauts up close MMMB MM MMI MMM MMBM I MMB a aBBBM 8 BBM 8 8BMM 3 8 MMM Charles Walker MDC payload specialist Birthplace and date: Born Aug 29 1948 in Bedford Ind Education: Graduated from Bedford High School in 1966 received a degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from Purdue Uni versity in 1971 Marital status: Married to the former Susan lowers of Joplin Missouri They have one child and one grandchild Recreational inter ests include photography running hiking scu ba diving reading collecting books on space and bonsai Purdue University Schools of Engineering (September 1989) Kentucky Colonel Com monwealth of Kentucky (May 1 990) Experience Though never an employee of NASA he has been extensively involved in payload preparation and on pad processing support activities at Kennedy Space Center lorida and in flight support at the Mission Control Center Houston Texas He was responsible for training the NASA astronaut crews in the operation of the CES payload on STS 4 STS 6 STS 7 and STS 8 shuttle flights during 1 982 and 1 983 1984 Payload specialist on STS 41 Honors: US Patent No 4394246 Electrophoresis Ap paratus with low Control is sued July 19 1983 NASA Space light Medal (1984 and twice in 1 985) Sagamore of the Wabash State of Indiana (No vember 1984) Doctor of Sci ence honoris causa St Louis College of Pharmacy (1985) Aerospace Laurels Award Avi ation Week and Space Tech nology Magazine (1985) Lind bergh Award American Insti tute of Aeronautics and Astro nautics St Louis Section (1986) NASA Group Achievement Award as consultant to aboard the space shuttle Discovery the 1987 88 Space Station Operations Task 1985 Payload specialist on STS 51 orce Engineering Astronaut Alumnus Award aboard the space shuttle Discovery BL 1985 Payload specialist on STS 61 aboard the orbiter Atlantis Purdue graduate Jerry Ross was a mission specialist on the crew 1986 Walker has served in various NASA study and review team capacities including as a member of the NASA Microgravity Material Science Assessment Task orce the NASA Space Station Office Quick is BeautifulRapid Response Research Study Group and the NASA Space Station Operations Task orce He has served on the national panels of the NASAlndustry Manned light Awareness Pro gram and the NASAlndustry Education Ini tiative Currently: Walker is senior manager of space programs business development and marketing with The Boeing Company Wash ington DC operations iw lb i sSaB Richard 0 Covey (Colonel USA) NASA astronaut Birthplace and date: Born Aug 1 1946 in ayetteville Ark but considers ort Walton Beach la to be his home town Education: Graduated from Choctawhatchee High School Shalimar la in 1964 received a degree in engi neering sciences with a major in astronautical engineering from the US Air orce Acade my in 1968 and a de gree in aeronautics and astro nautics from Purdue University in 1969 Marital status: Married to the former Kathleen Allbaugh of Emmettsburg Iowa They have two daughters He enjoys golf water sports photography skiing and volleyball Organizations: Member of the Air orce Association the Order of Daedalians the USA Academy Association of Grad uates the Society of Experi mental Test Pilots and the As sociation of Space Explorers Honors: Department of De fense Distinguished Service Medal Department of Defense Superior Service Medal five Air orce Distinguished lying Crosses 16 Air Medals Air orce Meritorious Service Medal Air orce Commenda tion Medal NASA Exceptional Service Medal three NASA Space light Medals Johnson Space Center Certificate of Commendation American In stitute of Aeronautics and As tronautics Haley Space light Award for 1988 and American Astronautical Society light Achievement Award for 1 988 He is a distinguished gradu ate of the US Air orce Acad emy received the Liethen Tittle Award as the outstanding grad uate of USA Test Pilot School Class 74B and is a Distin guished Astronaut Engineering Alumnus of Purdue University Experience 1979 Became an astronaut 1985 Pilot of STS 51 1 aboard the space shuttle Dis covery crew deployed three communications satellites also performed the successful on orbit rendezvous and repair of the ailing 15000 pound SYN COM IV 3 satellite This repair David A Wolf (MD) NASA astronaut Birthplace and date: Born Aug 23 1956 in In dianapolis Ind Single He enjoys sport aerobatic fly ing scuba diving handball running and water skiing His parents Dr and Mrs Harry Wolf live in Indi anapolis Education: Graduated from North Central High School Indianapolis in 1974 received a degree in electricar engi neering from Purdue Uni versity in 1 978 and a doc torate of medicine from In diana University in 1982 He completed his medical internship (1983) at Methodist Hospital in Indi anapolis and USA flight surgeon primary training at Brooks Air orce Base in San Antonio Texas Organizations: Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers the Aerospace Medical As sociation the Experimen i Ml 13 A V' ceived an academic achievement award upon graduation from medical school He received the Carl Ruddell scholarship award for research in med ical ultrasonic signal and image processing He is a member of Eta Kappa Knu and Phi Eta Sigma hon orary societies Dr Wolf has received 1 1 US patents and more than 20 Space Act Awards for three di mensional tissue engi neering technologies earn ing the Texas State Bar Patent of the Year in 1 994 He has published more A 1 fc A I to Spacelab life sciences re search during this record length shuttle mission the crew conducted research utilizing microgravity to re veal fundamental physiolo gy normally masked by Earth gravity Mission dura NASA file photo MIR IMAGE: This Electronic Still Camera (ESC) image from Oct 2 1997 shows the Mir 24 crew waving from the Docking Module between the space shuttle Atlantis and the Russian Mir space station The Mir crew (from left) Anatoliy Solovyev commander Purdue graduate David A Wolf cosmonaut guest researcher and Pavel Vinogradov flight engineer Wolf re placed US astronaut Michael oale onboard Mir tai Aircraft Association the International Aerobatic Club and the Air National Guard Honors: Recipient of the NASA Exceptional Engi neering Achievement Medal (1990) NASA In ventor of the Year (1992) Wolf graduated with dis tinction from the honors curriculum in electrical en gineering at Purdue and re than 40 technical papers Experience 1990 Selected as a NASA astronaut 1 991 Qualified for space flight 1993 Mission specialist on STS 58 aboard the space shuttle Columbia Purdue graduate John Bla ha was the flight command er mission was dedicated tion was 336 hours 1 3 min utes 01 seconds 1997 Crew member on STS 86 launched aboard space shuttle Atlantis fol lowing docking September 28 1 997 marked the offi cial start of his 119 days aboard Mir He returned with the crew of STS 89 aboard Shuttle Endeavour on January 31 1998 Mis sion duration was 128 days Michael McCulley (Captain USN Ret) NASA astronaut (former) mendation medal Armed orces Expe ditionary Medal Meritorious Unit Com mendation Navy Good Conduct Medal Sea Service Ribbon National Defense Medal Small Arms Expert Ribbon and Birthplace and date: Born Aug 4 1943 in San Diego Calif but considers Livingston Tenn to be his hometown Education: Graduated from Livingston (Tenn) Academy in 1961 received a degree and a degree in metal lurgical engineering from Purdue University Marital status: Married to the former Jane Emalie Thygeson of Melbourne la They have six children Recreational interests include skiing reading camping and jogging Organizations: Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots the Associa tion of Space Explorations the Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout) and Tau Beta Pi Honors: Awarded the Legion of Mer it Defense Superior Service Medal NASA Space light Medal Navy Com the Battle Ribbon Experience 1984 Selected by NASA to become an astronaut 1989 Piloted the STS 34 aboard the Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis Purdue graduate Donald Williams was flight commander mission crew members deployed the Galileo spacecraft on its journey to explore Jupiter 1990 Retired from NASA and the Navy to join the Lockheed Space Opera tions Company as the Deputy Director of the Kennedy Space Center Launch Site with responsibility for 6000 people in volved in the processing of space shuttles Currently: Vice president and deputy program manager for the Space light Operation Contract and United Space Al liance He is responsible for more than 9000 people involved in virtually all as pects of space shuttle operation fiBi WK Jjgi Mark Brown (Col USA) NASA astronaut Birthplace and date: Born Nov 18 1951 in Val paraiso Ind His parents Mr and Mrs Richard Brown live in Valparaiso Education: Graduated from Valparaiso High School in 1969 received a bache degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineer ing from Purdue University in 1973 and a de gree in astronautical engi neering from the Air orce Institute of Technology in 1980 Marital status: Married to the former Lynn A An derson of River Grove III They have two daughters He enjoys fishing hiking jog ging all sports and chess Special honors: NASA Space light Medal Distin guished Graduate from Air orce ROTC Aerospace Defense Command Point With Award Air orce Command Pilot Se nior Space Badge Defense Superior Service Medal two Air orce Commendation Medals Air orce Out standing Unit Award Com bat Readiness Medal Na tional Defense Medal and the Small Arms Expert Markmanship Ribbon Experience 1980 Joined the Lyndon A dl ill Johnson Space Center assigned as an engineer in the light Activities Section he participated in the devel opment of contingency pro cedures for use aboard the shuttle and served as an at titude and pointing officer 1984 Selected by NASA to become an astronaut 1985 Assigned to the crew of a Department of De fense mission that was sub sequently canceled due to the Challenger accident 1986 87 Served as an as tronaut member of the solid rocket booster redesign team 1 989 Served as a mission specialist on the crew of STS 28 the orbiter Colum bia mission carried Depart ment of Defense payloads and a number of secondary payloads 1991 Crew member on STS 48 aboard the orbiter Discovery crew deployed the Upper Atmospheric Re search Satellite (UARS) Roy Bridges Jr (Colonel USA) VWHl I flH JU NASA astronaut Birthplace and date: Born in 1943 in Atlanta Ga but considers Gainesville Ga to be his hometown Education: Graduated from Gainesville (Ga) High School in 1961 re ceived a de gree in engineering sci ence from the United States Air orce Acade my in 1965 and a mas degree in astronau tics from Purdue Univer sity in 1966 Marital status: Married to the former Benita Louise Allbaugh of Tuc son Ariz They have two children He enjoys jog ging camping backpack ing and flying Organization: Member of the Society of Experi mental Test Pilots and life member of the Air orce Academy Association of Graduates Honors: Three Air orce Distinguished ly ing Crosses 15 Air Medals an Air orce Commendation Medal an Air orce Meritorious Ser vice Medal an Air orce Systems Command Cer tificate of Merit (for selec tion as the ASC nomi nee for the Jabara Award for Airmanship in 1974) Distinguished Graduate of the USA Academy Dis tinguished Graduate of USA Pilot Training Top Graduate of the USA Test Pilot School and a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Command and Staff College Recipient of NASA Certificate of Com mendation Experience 1980 Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA he was backup en try spacecraft communi cator (CAPCOM) for STS 4 and the primary entry CAPCOM for STS 5 and STS 6 In addition he was primary ascent CAPCOM for STS 7 1985 Piloted the Spacelab 2 mission STS 51 mission was the first to orbit" when one of three main engines shut down during takeoff mission was com pleted successfully also the first pallet only Space lab mission and the first mission to operate the Spacelab Instrument Pointing System (IPS) It carried 1 3 experiments 1986 Assigned as the pilot on STS 61 1989 Commander of the Eastern Space and Missile Center Patrick Air orce Base lorida Currently: Director Kennedy Space Center activity involved the first man ual grapple and manual de ployment of a satellite by a crew member 1988 Pilot of STS 26 aboard Discovery the first flight to be flown after the Challenger acci dent crew deployed the TDRS satellite and operated eleven secondary payloads which in cluded two student experiments 1990 Commander of STS 38 aboard orbiter Atlantis crew conducted Department of De fense operations 1993 Commander of STS 61 aboard space shuttle En deavor Covey was a 38 chase pi lot for the second and third shut tle flights and support crewman for the first operational shuttle flight STS 5 Covey also served as Mission Control spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) for shuttle missions STS 5 6 61 61 and 51 During 1989 he was Chairman of Space light Safety Panel Currently: Vice president of Houston operations for The Boeing Co NASA file photo PHOTOS ROM HOME: Purdue gradu ate John Blaha holds up a picture of the wives from the station onboard space shuttle Discov ery The photo was sent up on the in augural flight of the text and graphics system (TAGS) in March 1 989 John Blaha (Colonel USA Ret) NASA astronaut Birthplace and date: Born in San Antonio Texas 1942 Education: Graduat ed from Granby High School in Norfolk Va received a degree in engineering science from the United States Air orce Acad emy in 1 965 and a mas in astronautical en gineering from Purdue University in 1966 Marital status: Mar ried to the former Bren da I Walters of St Louis MO They have three grown children and two grandchildren He en joys exercise and tennis Organizations: Member of the Board of Directors Association of Space Explorers Purdue Alumni Association Society of Ex perimental Test Pilots Air orce Academy As sociation of Graduates Honors: NASA Distinguished Service Medal NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal NASA Exceptional Service Medal 4 NASA Space light Medals Countdown Magazine Out standing Astronaut ot i yyi De fense Superior Service medal Legion of Merit two Air orce Distinguished lying Crosses Defense Meritorious Service Medal three Meritorious Service Medals 1 8 Air Medals Air orce Commendation Medal the British Royal Air orce Cross the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry and the Purdue Engineering Alumnus Award Outstanding Pi lot 4 Combat Cravy Training Outstanding Junior Officer of the Year 3rd Tactical ighter Wing Distinguished Graduate Air orce Test Pilot School Distinguished Graduate Air Command and Staff College Experience 1980 Selected as a NASA astronaut 1989 STS 29 pilot crew launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery deployed the East Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 1989 Pilot on the crew of STS 33 aboard Discovery mission carried Department of De fense payloads and other secondary payloads 1991 Commanded a five person crew on STS 43 aboard the orbiter Atlantis deployed the West Tracking and Data Relay Satellite and conducted 32 experiments 1993 Commanded a seven person life sci ence research mission on STS 58 aboard the space shuttle Co lumbia Purdue graduate David Wolf was on the crew record duration 14 day space shuttle mission has been recognized by NASA as the most success ful and efficient Spacelab flight The crew performed medical ex periments on themselves and 48 rats expanding knowledge of human and animal physiolo gy on Earth and in space flight 1994 Began Russian lan guage training at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey Calif and began an intensive training program at the Cosmonaut Training Center Star City Russia in January 1995 1996 Launched on STS 79 after docking he transferred to the Mir space station assigned as a board engineer 2 he spent the following four months with the Mir 22 cosmonaut crew conducting material science fluid science and life science research Blaha returned to Earth aboard STS 81 in January 1997 Currently: Assistant vice president for ap plied research United Service Automobile As sociation Ki fezMS A Ur? 4.