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NASA Astronaut Biographies- N
NAME: Steven R. Nagel (Colonel, USAF)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born October 27, 1946, in Canton, Illinois. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan R. Nagel, reside in Canton.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; blue eyes; height: 6 feet 1-1/2 inches;
weight: 165 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Canton Senior High School, Canton, Illinois, in
1964; received a bachelor of science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical
Engineering (high honors) from the University of Illinois in 1969, and a master
of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University,
Fresno, California, in 1978.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Linda Diane Penney of Los Angeles,
California. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Byars, are residents of Greenville,
South Carolina.
CHILDREN: Whitney, December 19, 1988.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: His hobbies include sport flying (light airplanes and
gliders).
ORGANIZATIONS: Life member of the Order of Daedalians and Alpha Delta Phi; and
honorary member of Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Tau, Tau Beta Pi, and Sigma Gamma Tau.
SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air
Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters; and for undergraduate pilot training, recipient
of the Commander's Trophy, the Flying Trophy, the Academic Trophy, and the
Orville Wright Achievement Award (Order of Daedalians); also presented the Air
Force Meritorious Service Medal (1978), and NASA Space Flight Medals (1985).
EXPERIENCE: Nagel received his commission in 1969 through the Air Force
Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program at the University of Illinois.
He completed undergraduate pilot training at Laredo Air Force Base, Texas, in
February 1970, and subsequently reported to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, for
F-100 checkout training.
From October 1970 to July 1971, Nagel was an F-100 pilot with the 68th Tactical
Fighter Squadron at England Air Force Base, Louisiana. He served a 1-year tour
of duty as a T-28 instructor for the Laotian Air Force at Udorn RTAFB, Udorn,
Thailand, prior to returning to the United States in October 1972 to assume
A-7D instructor pilot and flight examiner duties at England Air Force Base,
Louisiana. Nagel attended the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force
Base, California, from February to December 1975; and in January 1976, he was
assigned to the 6512th Test Squadron located at Edwards. As a test pilot, he
has worked on various projects which have included flying the F-4 and A-7D.
He has logged 6,300 hours flying time -- 4,100 hours in jet aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Nagel became a NASA astronaut in August 1979. His assignments
have included backup T-38 chase pilot for STS-1; support crew and backup entry
CAPCOM for STS-2; support crew and primary entry CAPCOM for STS-3; and software
verification at Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) and Flight
Simulation Laboratory (FSL); representing the Astronaut Office in the
development of a crew escape system for the Space Shuttle.
Nagel first flew as a mission specialist on STS 51-G which launched from the
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 17, 1985. The crew on board the Orbiter
Discovery deployed communications satellites for Mexico (Morelos), the Arab
League (Arabsat), and the United States (AT&T Telstar). They used the Remote
Manipulator System (RMS) to deploy and later retrieve the SPARTAN satellite
which performed 17 hours of x-ray astronomy experiments while separated from
the Space Shuttle. In addition, the crew activated the Automated Directional
Solidification Furnace (ADSF), six Getaway Specials, participated in biomedical
experiments, and conducted a laser tracking experiment as part of the Strategic
Defense Initiative. After completing approximately 170 hours of space flight
Discovery landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on June 24, 1985.
Nagel then flew as pilot on the crew of STS-61A, the West German D-1 Spacelab
mission which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 30,
1985. This mission was the first in which payload activities were controlled
from outside the United States. More than 75 scientific experiments were
completed in the areas of physiological sciences, materials processing,
biology, and navigation. After completing 111 orbits of the earth, the
Orbiter Challenger landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on November 6,
1985.
With the completion of this flight Nagel has logged a total of 339 hours in
space.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Nagel is assigned to command the crew of STS-37. This
mission is scheduled for launch in the Fall of 1990, and will feature the
deployment of the Gamma Ray Observatory for the purpose of exploring gamma ray
sources throughout the universe.
APRIL 1990
NAME: George D. (nickname Pinky) Nelson (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born July 13, 1950, in Charles City, Iowa. Considers
Willmar, Minnesota, to be his hometown. His father, Mr. George V. Nelson,
lives in Clinton, Iowa.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Blond hair; blue eyes; height: 5 feet 9 inches; weight:
170 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Willmar Senior High School, Willmar, Minnesota, in
1968; received a bachelor of science degree in Physics from Harvey Mudd College
in 1972 and a master of science and a doctorate in Astronomy from the
University of Washington in 1974 and 1978, respectively.
MARITAL STATUS: His wife Susie is from Alhambra, California.
CHILDREN: Aimee Tess, April 25, 1972; Marti Ann, February 27, 1975.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys playing golf, swimming, running, and music.
EXPERIENCE: Dr. Nelson performed astronomical research at the Sacramento Peak
Solar Observatory, Sunspot, New Mexico; the Astronomical Institute at Utrecht,
Utrecht, the Netherlands; and the University of Gottingen Observatory,
Gottingen, West Germany, and at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
in Boulder, Colorado.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Dr. Nelson was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in
January 1978. He flew as a scientific equipment operator in the WB 57-F earth
resources aircraft; served as the Astronaut Office representative in the Space
Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit (space suit) development effort. During
STS-1 he was the photographer in the prime chase plane. He also served as
support crewman and CAPCOM for the last two OFT flights, STS-3 and STS-4, and
as head of the Astronaut Office Mission Development Group.
Dr. Nelson first flew on STS 41-C (April 6-13, 1984). During the seven day
flight of Challenger the crew successfully deployed the Long Duration Exposure
Facility (LDEF); retrieved the ailing Solar Maximum Satellite, repaired it
on-board the Orbiter, and replaced it in orbit. The mission also included
flight testing of Manned Maneuvering Units (MMU's) in two extravehicular
activities (EVA's); operation of the Cinema 360 and IMAX Camera Systems.
He then flew on STS 61-C, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center,
Florida, on January 12, and made a night landing at Edwards Air Force Base,
California, on January 18, 1986. During the six day flight of Columbia, the
crew deployed the SATCOM KU satellite, and conducted experiments in
astrophysics and materials processing.
Dr. Nelson then flew on STS-26, the first flight to be flown after the
Challenger accident. The Orbiter Discovery was launched from the Kennedy Space
Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988. During the four day mission, the crew
successfully deployed the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-C), and
operated eleven mid-deck science experiments. With the completion of his third
space flight he logged a total of 411 hours in space, including 10 hours of EVA
flight time.
Currently Assistant Provost and Associate Professor of Astronomy, University of
Washington, Seattle, Washington.
NOVEMBER, 1989
NAME: Claude Nicollier (Mr.)
ESA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born September 2, 1944, in Vevey, Switzerland.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Georges Nicollier, reside in La Tout de
Peilz, Switzerland.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; blue-green eyes; height: 5 feet 10
inches; weight: 144 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Gymnase de Lausanne (high school),
Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1962; received a bachelor of science in
Physics from the University of Lausanne in 1970 and a master of
science degree in Astrophysics from the University of Geneva in 1975.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Susana Perez of Monterrey,
Mexico. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jose L. Perez, reside in
Guadalajara, Mexico.
CHILDREN: Maya, July 19, 1974; and Marina, June 15, 1978.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys playing alphorn, snow skiing,
mountain climbing, flying, and photography.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Swiss Astronomical Society, the
Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and the Swiss Air Force Officer's
Society. Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.
EXPERIENCE: From 1970 to 1973, Claude worked as a graduate scientist
with the Institute of Astronomy at Lausanne University and at the
Geneva Observatory. His research concerned the photometric
classification of supergiant stars. He then joined the Swiss Air
Transport School in Zurich and was assigned as a DC-9 pilot for
Swissair, concurrently participating part-time in research activities
of the Geneva Observatory. At the end of 1976, he accepted a
Fellowship at the European Space Agency's (ESA) Space Science
Department at Noordwijk, Netherlands, where he worked as a research
scientist in various airborne infrared astronomy programs. In July
1978 he was selected by ESA as one of the three European payload
specialists to train for the Spacelab-1 mission. He trained for 2
years on the scientific payload of Spacelab-1, then, under agreement
between ESA and NASA, he joined the NASA astronaut candidates selected
in May 1980 for astronaut training as mission specialist.
His technical assignments in the Astronaut Office have included flight
software verification in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory
(SAIL), participation in the development of retrieval techniques for
the Tethered Satellite System (TSS) in the Shuttle Engineering
Simulator (SES),and Space Station Freedom program support. In
September 1985 he was assigned as a mission specialist on STS-61K,
which was cancelled after the Challenger accident. During 1988 he
attended the Empire Test Pilot's School in Boscombe Down, England,
from where he graduated as a Test Pilot in December 1988.
Claude holds a commission as Captain in the Swiss Air Force and,
during leave periods in Switzerland, flies Northrop F-5E's and Hawker
Hunters in ground attack and close air support roles. He has logged
4,300 hours flying time -- including 2,700 hours in jet aircraft.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: In September 1989, Claude was assigned as a
mission specialist on the crew of STS-46. During this seven day
mission the crew will deploy the European Retrievable Carrier
(EURECA), an ESA-sponsored free-flying science platform, and will also
operate the Tethered Satellite System (TSS), a joint project between
NASA and the Italian Space Agency. STS-46 is scheduled for launch in
early l992.
JANUARY 1991
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