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NASA Astronaut Biographies- O


NAME: Bryan D. O'Connor (Colonel, USMC)
NASA Astronaut

BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born September 6, 1946, in Orange, California, but
considers Twentynine Palms, California, to be his hometown. His parents,
Colonel (USMC, Retired) and Mrs. Thomas J. O'Connor, reside in Twentynine
Palms, California.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; hazel eyes; height: 6 feet; weight: 172
pounds.

EDUCATION: Graduated from Twentynine Palms High School, Twentynine Palms,
California, in 1964; received a bachelor of science degree in Engineering
(minor in Aeronautical Engineering) from the United States Naval Academy in
1968 and a master of science in Aeronautical Systems from the University of
West Florida in 1970.

MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Susan A. Reid of Vienna, Virginia. Her
mother, Mrs. Emily Reid, resides in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

CHILDREN: Thomas R., September 10, 1970; and Kevin D., May 14, 1973.

RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys model ship/airplane building, scuba diving,
rowing, racquetball, squash, swimming, and music.

SPECIAL HONORS: Marine Basic School Platoon Honor Man; Test Pilot School
Distinguished Graduate Award; Defense Superior Service Medal. Recipient of
NASA Space Flight Medal (1985), and two NASA Exceptional Service Medals (1988,
1989).

EXPERIENCE: O'Connor began active duty with the United States Marine Corps in
June 1968 following graduation from the Naval Academy at Annapolis. He
completed Marine Infantry Officer's Basic School at Quantico, Virginia, in
December 1968, and then reported to Pensacola, Florida, for flight training,
receiving his wings in June 1970. He served as a squadron pilot with VMA-214
at El Toro, California, where he flew the A-4E and A-4F Skyhawk light-attack
aircraft. In July 1971, he returned to Kingsville, Texas as an advanced flight
training instructor in the TA-4J trainer and was subsequently assigned to
VMA-513, the first Harrier squadron home-based at Beaufort, South Carolina. As
a squadron pilot, he deployed with VMA-513 to Iwakuni, Japan, and Kwangju,
Korea, and completed a 6-month cruise aboard USS GUAM in the Mediterranean.
O'Connor is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School and served as a test
pilot with the Naval Air Test Center's Strike Test Directorate at Patuxent
River, Maryland. During this 3-1/2 year assignment, he participated in
evaluations of various conventional and VSTOL aircraft. From June 1977 to June
1979, he was the Naval Air Test Center project pilot for all AV-8 Harrier
projects, including the first Navy preliminary evaluation of the YAV-8B
advanced Harrier prototype. When informed of his selection by NASA, he was
serving as the Harrier class desk officer at the Naval Air Systems Command.

He has logged more than 4,600 hours flying time -- including 4,100 hours in jet
aircraft.

NASA EXPERIENCE: O'Connor was selected as an astronaut in May 1980. He was a
T-38 chase pilot for STS-3, and was CAPCOM for STS-5 through STS-9.

O'Connor was pilot on the crew of STS-61B. The Orbiter Atlantis was launched
at night from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on November 26, 1985. During the
mission the crew deployed the MORELOS-B, AUSSAT II, and SATCOM K-2
communications satellites, conducted two six-hour space walks to demonstrate
Space Station construction techniques with the EASE/ACCESS experiments,
operated the Continuous Flow Electrophoresis (CFES) experiment for McDonnell
Douglas and a Getaway Special (GAS) container for Telesat, Canada, conducted
several Mexican Payload Specialist Experiments for the Mexican Government, and
tested the Orbiter Experiments Digital Autopilot (OEX DAP). This was the
heaviest payload weight carried to orbit by the Space Shuttle to date. After
completing 108 orbits of the Earth in 165 hours, STS-61B Atlantis landed on
Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on December 3, 1985.

With the completion of this flight he has logged a total of 165 hours in space.

O'Connor was assigned as pilot on STS-61M. When that mission was canceled
after the Challenger accident, he served as Assistant to the Shuttle Program
Manager from March 1986 until February 1988, and as Chairman of NASA's Space
Flight Safety Panel from September 1986 to February 1989, and Deputy Director
of Flight Crew Operations from August 1989 to April 1990.

CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Col. O'Connor is assigned to command the crew of STS-40, a
Space Shuttle mission dedicated to space and life sciences, and currently set
for launch in the Summer of 1990.

MAY 1990



NAME: Stephen S. Oswald (Mr.)
NASA Astronaut

BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born June 30, 1951, in Seattle, Washington, but considers
Bellingham, Washington, to be his hometown. His parents, Dr. & Mrs. Harold
Oswald, reside in Bellingham, Washington.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; blue eyes; 6 feet 2 inches; weight: 205
pounds.

EDUCATION: Graduated from Bellingham High School, Bellingham, Washington, in
1969; received a bachelor of science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the
U.S. Naval Academy in 1973.

MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Diane K. Kalklosch of Fullerton,
California.

CHILDREN: Monique Marie, April 24, 1975; Janna May, September 5, 1982; Scott
Andrew, July 31, 1986.

RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys hunting, fishing, skiing, racquetball, and
running.

ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, and Naval
Reserve Association.

EXPERIENCE: Oswald graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1973, and was
designated a Naval Aviator in September 1974, at NAS Kingsville, Texas.
Following type training in the A-7 aircraft, he flew the Corsair II aboard the
USS Midway in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans from 1975 through 1977. In
1978, Oswald attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River,
Maryland. Upon graduation, he remained at the Naval Air Test Center conducting
flying qualities, performance, and propulsion flight tests on the A-7 and
F/A-18 Hornet aircraft thru 1981. Following short tours as an F/A-18 flight
instructor in Lemoore, California, and as a catapult officer aboard the USS
Coral Sea, Oswald resigned from active Navy duty and joined Westinghouse
Electric Corporation as a civilian test pilot. During 1983 and 1984, he was
involved in developmental flight testing of various airborne weapons systems
for Westinghouse, including the F-16C and B-1B radars. Oswald is affiliated
with the U.S. Naval Reserve, currently assigned to the Naval Space Command,
Dahlgren, Virginia.

He has logged over 4,700 flight hours in 38 different aircraft.

NASA EXPERIENCE: In November 1984, Oswald came to work for NASA as an
aerospace engineer and instructor pilot at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas.
Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in June 1985, he became an astronaut
in July 1986, qualified for assignment as a pilot on future Space Shuttle
flight crews. His technical assignments within the Astronaut Office include
serving as flight crew representative to Kennedy Space Center, Florida,
verification testing of flight software with the Shuttle Avionics Integration
Laboratory (SAIL) in Houston, and working with Marshall Space Flight Center on
Solid Rocket Booster redesign, development, and testing.

CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Oswald is currently in training as pilot on the crew of
STS-42, the first international Microgravity Laboratory (IML-1), and also
serves as CAPCOM in the Mission Control Center during Space Shuttle missions.

MARCH 1990


 
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