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NASA Astronaut Biography- A
ASTRONAUT BIOGRAPHIES (A)
NAME: James C. Adamson (Colonel, USA)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born March 3, 1946, in Warsaw, New York, but
makes his home in Monarch, Montana. His father, Mr. Herman Adamson,
resides in Groveland, New York. His mother is deceased.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; brown eyes; height: 5 feet 11
inches; weight: 160 pounds.
EDUCATION: Adamson completed his Bachelor of Science degree in
engineering and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army at
West Point in 1969. In 1977 he completed a Master of Science degree
in Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. Additionally he
has completed undergraduate and graduate pilot training, paratrooper
training, basic and advanced officer training, Command and General
Staff School, and the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Susan Broman of Warsaw, New
York. Her parents, Walter and Hilda Broman, reside in North Palm
Beach, Florida.
CHILDREN: Erik David, March 21, 1974.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys hunting, fishing, snow skiing,
wood working, and long distance running.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the West Point Association of Graduates,
Princeton Alumni Association, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association,
and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
SPECIAL HONORS: He was a two time All American in pistol competition
and winner of the Army's Excellency in Competition Award. He was
named an Outstanding College Athlete of America, and was captain of
the national championship team in 1969. Adamson was distinguished
graduate of his class in undergraduate pilot training, and
distinguished graduate of his class in graduate fixed-wing and multi
engine pilot training. During aerial combat in Southeast Asia he
earned 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses, as well as 18 Air Medals, and
3 Vietnamese Crosses of Gallantry. He was also awarded the Bronze
Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, 2 Army Commendation Medals, the
National Defense Service Medal, and the Vietnamese Campaign Medal.
Recipient of the NASA Space Flight Medal.
EXPERIENCE: As a military test pilot, Adamson has flown research
aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Princeton University, West Point,
Patuxent Naval Air Station, and at NASA Houston. He has logged over
3,000 hours of flight time in over 30 types of helicopters, piston
props, turbo props, and turbo jet aircraft. During Vietnam, he flew
in the IV Corps area and Cambodia with the Air Cavalry as Scout
Pilot, Team Lead, and Air Mission Commander. He has flown with
several peacetime flight units at Fort Bliss, Texas, West Point, New
York, and Houston, Texas. Following completion of his masters degree
in aerospace engineering at Princeton University, he became Assistant
Professor of Aerodynamics at the United States Military Academy at
West Point. While at West Point, he developed and taught courses in
Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Aircraft Performance, and Stability
and Control. He also developed flight laboratories in aircraft
flight testing and completed a text on aircraft performance. In
addition to being an Experimental Test Pilot and Master Army Aviator,
Adamson is also a Certified Professional Aerospace Engineer and
licensed Commercial Pilot.
Adamson has also served in Army ground forces as a Nike Hercules
Missile Battery Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, and Battery
Commander in West Germany. At Fort Bliss, Texas, he served in a Hawk
Missile Brigade as Battery Commander.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Adamson has been employed at the Lyndon B. Johnson
Space Center since 1981. During the Operational Flight Test Phase of
the Shuttle Program, he served as the Aerodynamics Officer in Mission
Control. Following completion of the four operational test flights,
he became Guidance Navigation and Control Officer for STS missions 5
through 11. As a research pilot and test pilot for NASA's Aircraft
Operations Division he conducted remote sensing studies in Biospheric
Research.
Selected by NASA in May 1984, Adamson became an astronaut in June
1985, qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on future
Space Shuttle flight crews. His initial technical assignment was
mission software verification in the Shuttle Avionics Integration
Laboratory (SAIL). In November 1985, Adamson was selected to the
crew of a Department of Defense mission, which was subsequently
canceled due to the Challenger accident. During the Shuttle program
reconstruction/restoration period Adamson served as Assistant Manager
for Engineering Integration. In February 1988 he was assigned to the
crew of STS-28.
On STS-28 Adamson served as mission specialist. The Orbiter Columbia
launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 8, 1989. The
mission carried Department of Defense payloads and a number of
secondary payloads. After 80 orbits of the earth, this five day
mission concluded with a dry lakebed landing on Runway 17 at Edwards
Air Force Base, California, on August 13, 1989.
With the completion of this mission, Colonel Adamson has logged a
total of 121 hours in space.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Colonel Adamson presently serves as the Director
for STS Processing Operations at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida,
and is assigned to serve as a mission specialist on the crew of STS-
43, scheduled for launch in May 1991.
NAME: Thomas D. (Tom) Akers (Major, USAF)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born May 20, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri, but
raised and educated in his hometown of Eminence, Missouri. His
mother, Mrs. Arlie Akers Randolph, resides in Eminence. His father,
Mr. Walter Akers, is deceased.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; blue eyes; height: 6 feet; weight:
170 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Eminence High School, Eminence Missouri,
in 1969; received bachelor and master of science degrees in Applied
Mathematics from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1973 and 1975
respectively.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Kaye Lynn Parker of Eminence,
Missouri. Her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Don Parker, reside in Eminence.
CHILDREN: David Allen, December 29, 1976; Jessica Marie, June 10,
1980.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys hunting, fishing, softball,
basketball, and spending time with his family.
SPECIAL HONORS: Recipient of the Air Force Meritorius Service Medal,
Commendation Medal, and Achievement Medal. Named a distinguished
graduate from the Air Force Officer Training School, Squadron Officer
School, and Test Pilot School.
EXPERIENCE: Akers was a National Park Ranger at Alley Springs,
Missouri, during the summer seasons from 1972 through 1975. After
graduating from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1975, he spent
four years as the High School Principal in his hometown of Eminence.
Joining the Air Force in 1979, his first assignment after Officer
Training School, was to Eglin AFB, Florida, as an air-to-air missile
data analyst with the 4484th Fighter Weapons Squadron. In 1982 he
was selected to attend the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards
AFB, California. On completing one year of training as a flight test
engineer, he was assigned, in 1983, to the Armament Division at Eglin
AFB, Florida, where he worked on a variety of weapons development
programs, flying F-4 and T-38 aircraft with the 3247th Test Squadron.
He was serving as the Executive Officer to the Armament Division's
Deputy Commander for Research, Development and Acquisition when
selected for the astronaut program.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in June 1987, Akers became an
astronaut in August 1988, qualified for assignment as a mission
specialist on future Space Shuttle flight crews. He has served as
the astronaut office focal point for Space Shuttle software
development and as an astronaut representative during Shuttle
software testing in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory
(SAIL). He presently supports launch activities at the Kennedy Space
Center.
Akers flew as a mission specialist on STS-41 from 6-10 October,1990.
Responsible for this mission's primary payload, the ULYSSES
spacecraft, he and the STS-41 crew successfully deployed this
interplanetary probe and started it on its four year journey via
Jupiter to investigate the polar regions of the Sun. During 66
orbits of the earth the crew also operated the Shuttle Solar
Backscatter Ultraviolet instrument (SSBUV) to map atmospheric ozone
levels, activated a controlled "fire in space" experiment (the Solid
Surface Combustion Experiment (SSCE)), and conducted numerous other
middeck experiments involving radiation measurements, polymer
membrane production and microgravity effects on plants. Mission
duration was 98 hours 10 minutes.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Major Akers is assigned as a mission specialist
on STS-49, scheduled for launch in May 1992. During this mission
crew members will attach a new booster and redeploy the intelsat
satellite, and Akers will perform one of three EVAs (spacewalks) as
part of an extensive test of EVA techniques to be employed during
Space Station assembly.
NAME: Andrew M. Allen (Major, USMC)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born August 4, 1955, in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. His father, Charles A. Allen, resides in Richboro,
Pennsylvania. His mother, Loretta Allen, is deceased.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Black hair; brown eyes; height: 6 feet;
weight: 185 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Archbishop Wood High School, Warminster,
Pennsylvania, in 1973; received a bachelor of science degree in
Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University in 1977.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Juliet F. Walshe of Glen Rock,
New Jersey. Her parents, Frank and Dorothea Zurla, reside in Glen
Rock.
CHILDREN: Jessica Marie, July 19, 1985. Meredith Frances, January 9,
1990.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys woodworking, racquetball, and
weightlifting.
SPECIAL HONORS: Recipient of Single Mission Air Medal.
EXPERIENCE: Allen was a member of the Navy ROTC unit, and received
his commission in the United States Marine Corps at Villanova
University in 1977. Following graduation from flight school, he flew
F-4 Phantoms, from 1980-1983, with VMFA-312 at Marine Corps Air
Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina. He was selected by
Headquarters Marine Corps for fleet introduction of the F/A-18
Hornet, and was assigned to VMFA-531 in MCAS El Toro, California,
from 1983 to 1986. During his stay in VMFA-531, he was assigned as
the Squadron Operations Officer, and also attended and graduated from
the Marine Weapons & Tactics Instructor Course, and the Naval Fighter
Weapons School (Top Gun). A 1987 graduate of the U.S. Navy Test
Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland, he was a test pilot under
instruction when advised of his selection to the astronaut program.
He has logged over 3,000 flight hours, and has flown over 30
different aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in June 1987, Allen became an
astronaut in August 1988, and is qualified for assignment as a pilot
on future Space Shuttle flight crews. His technical assignments have
included Shuttle Landing and Rollout, in which he was the Astronaut
Office representative for all issues related to landing sites,
landing and deceleration hardware, including improvements to
nosewheel steering, brakes and tires, and drag chute design. He
currently is assigned to the Shuttle Avionics integration Laboratory
(SAIL) which oversees, checks and verifies all Shuttle flight control
software and avionics programs.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Major Allen is assigned as a mission specialist
on the crew of STS-46. This seven day mission will feature the
deployment of the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA), an
ESA-sponsored free-flying science platform, and will also demonstrate
the Tethered Satellite System (TSS), a joint project between NASA and
the Italian Space Agency. STS-46 is scheduled for launch in early
1992.
NAME: Joseph P. Allen (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on June 27,
1937. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Allen III, reside in
Frankfort, Indiana.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; blue eyes; height: 5 feet 6
inches; weight: 130 pounds.
EDUCATION: Attended Mills School and is a graduate of Crawfordsville
High School in Indiana; received a bachelor of arts degree in math-
physics from DePauw University in 1959, and a master of science
degree and a doctor of philosophy degree in physics from Yale
University in 1961 and 1965, respectively.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Bonnie Jo Darling of Elkhart,
Indiana. Her mother, Mrs. W. C. Darling, resides in Elkhart.
CHILDREN: David Christopher, September 1968; and Elizabeth Darling,
May 1972.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: His hobbies include handball, squash,
flying, sailing, skiing, music, and photography.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the American Physical Society, the American
Astronautical Society, the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, the American Association for the Advancement of
Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Phi Eta Sigma.
SPECIAL HONORS: Winner of a Fulbright Scholarship to Germany (1959-
1960), the Outstanding Flying Award, Class 69-06, Vance Air Force
Base (1969), two NASA Group Achievement Awards (1971 and 1974) in
recognition of contributions to the Apollo 15 Lunar Traverse Planning
Team and for sub- sequent work on the Outlook for Space Study Team;
presented the 1972 Yale Science and Engineering Association Award
for Advancement of Basic and Applied Science, the DePauw University
Distinguished Alumnus Award (1972), a NASA Exceptional Scientific
Achievement Medal (1973), a NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1978),
and a NASA Superior Performance Award (1975 and 1981), an honorary
doctor of science from DePauw University (1983), and the Komarov
Diploma from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale.
EXPERIENCE: Allen was a research associate in the Nuclear Physics
Laboratory at the University of Washington prior to his selection as
an astronaut. He was a staff physicist at the Nuclear Structure
Laboratory at Yale University in 1965 and 1966, and during the period
1963 to 1967, served as a guest research at Brookhaven National
Laboratory.
He has logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in jet aircraft.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Dr. Allen was selected as a scientist-astronaut by
NASA in August 1967. He completed flight training at Vance Air Force
Base, Oklahoma. He served as mission scientist while a member of the
astronaut support crew for Apollo 15 and served as a staff consultant
on science and technology to the President's Council on International
Economic Policy.
From August 1975 to 1978, Dr. Allen served as NASA Assistant
Administrator for Legislative Affairs in Washington, D.C. Returning
to the Johnson Space Center in 1978, as a senior scientist astronaut,
Dr. Allen was assigned to the Operations Mission Development Group.
He served as a sup- port crew member for the first orbital flight
test of the Space Transportation System and was the entry CAPCOM for
this mission. In addition, in 1980 and 1981, he worked as the
technical assistant to the director of flight operations.
Dr. Allen served as mission specialist on STS-5, the first fully
operational flight of the Shuttle Transportation System, which
launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on November 11, 1982.
He was accompanied by Vance D. Brand (spacecraft commander), Col.
Robert F. Overmyer (pilot), and Dr. William B. Lenoir (mission
specialist). STS-5, the first mission with four crewmembers, clearly
demonstrated the Space Shuttle as fully operational by the successful
first deployment of two commercial communica- tions satellites from
the Orbiter's payload bay. The mission marked the first use of the
Payload Assist Module (PAM-D), and its new ejection system. Numerous
flight tests were performed throughout the mission to document
Shuttle performance during launch, boost, orbit, atmos- pheric entry
and landing phases. STS-5 was the last flight to carry the
Development Flight Instrumentation (DFI) package to support flight
testing. A Getaway Special, three Student Involvement Projects, and
medical experiments were included on the mission. The STS-5 crew
successfully concluded the 5-day orbital flight of Columbia with the
first entry and landing through a cloud deck to a hard-surface runway
and demonstrated maximum braking. STS-5 completed 81 orbits of the
Earth in 122 hours before landing on a concrete runway at Edwards Air
Force Base, California, on November 16, 1982.
Dr. Allen was a mission specialist on STS 51-A, which launched from
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on November 8, 1984. He was
accompanied by Captain Frederick (Rick) Hauck (spacecraft commander),
Captain David M. Walker (pilot), and fellow mission specialists, Dr.
Anna L. Fisher and Commander Dale H. Gardner. This was the second
flight of the Orbiter Discovery. During the mission the crew
deployed two satellites, Canada's Anik D-2 (Telesat H) and Hughes'
LEASAT-1 (Syncom IV-1), and operated the 3M Company's Diffusive
Mixing of Organic Solutions experiment. In the first space salvage
attempt in history the crew successfully retrieved for return to
Earth the Palapa B-2 and Westar VI communications satel- lites. STS
51-A completed 127 orbits of the Earth in 192 hours before landing at
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on November 16, 1984. With the
completion of this flight Dr. Allen logged a total of 314 hours
in space.
Currently President, Space Industries, Houston, Texas.
NAME: Jay Apt (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born April 28, 1949, in Springfield,
Massachusetts, but considers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to be his
hometown. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Apt, Jr., reside in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; brown eyes; height: 5 feet 6-1/2
inches; weight: 140 pounds.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, in 1967; received a bachelor of arts degree in Physics
(magna cum laude) from Harvard College in 1971, and a doctorate in
Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976.
MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Eleanor B. Emmons. Ms.
Emmons-Apt, a psychotherapist, formerly a resident of Cambridge,
Massachusetts, is the daughter of Judith Reed Emmons and the late A.
Bradlee Emmons.
CHILDREN: Sarah Bradlee Apt, July 19, 1988.
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys flying, scuba diving, camping,
sailing, photography, and amateur radio.
ORGANIZATIONS: Member of the American Astronomical Society (Division
of Planetary Science), the American Geophysical Union, the American
Physical Society, and Sigma Xi.
EXPERIENCE: In 1976, Dr. Apt was a post-doctoral fellow in laser
spectroscopy at MIT. From 1976 to 1980 he was a staff member of the
Center for Earth and Planetary Physics, Harvard University,
supporting NASA's Pioneer Venus Mission by making temperature maps of
Venus from Mt. Hopkins Observatory. Dr. Apt served as the Assistant
Director of Harvard's Division of Applied Sciences from 1978 to 1980.
NASA EXPERIENCE: In 1980 Dr. Apt joined the Earth and Space Sciences
Division of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, doing planetary
research as a member of the Pioneer Venus Orbiter Infrared Team, and
studying Mars and the outer solar system. In 1981 he became Manager
of JPL's Table Mountain Observatory. From STS-5, in 1982, through
the sixteenth in 1985, he was a flight controller responsible for
Shuttle payload operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
He has logged over 2,300 hours flying time in approximately 25
different types of airplanes, sailplanes, and man-powered aircraft.
Dr. Apt was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in June 1985.
His assignments to date have included Shuttle Orbiter modification
support at Kennedy Space Center, developing techniques for servicing
the Hubble Space Telescope and the Gamma Ray Observatory, and
development of EVA construction and maintenance techniques for Space
Station.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Dr. Apt is in flight training as a mission
specialist on the crew of STS-37. Scheduled for launch in 1991, this
mission will deploy the Gamma Ray Observatory, and he and Jerry Ross
will conduct a scheduled Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA), spending 6
hours outside the Shuttle to perform tests which will help design the
Space Station.
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