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NAME: Anna L. Fisher, (M.D.)
NASA Astronaut

BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born August 24, 1949, in St Albans, New York, but
considers San Pedro, California, to be her hometown. Father deceased July 3,
1982. Her mother, Mrs. Riley F. Tingle, resides in San Pedro, California.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; hazel eyes; height: 5 feet 4 inches; weight:
115 pounds.

EDUCATION: Graduated from San Pedro High School, San Pedro, California, in
1967; received a bachelor of science in Chemistry and a doctor of Medicine from
the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1971 and 1976, respectively;
completed a 1-year internship at Harbor General Hospital in Torrance,
California, in 1977; received a master of science in Chemistry from the
University of California, Los Angeles, in 1987.

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Dr. William F. Fisher of Dallas, Texas. His
parents, retired Air Force Colonel and Mrs. Russel F. Fisher, reside in Winter
Park, Florida.

CHILDREN: Kristin Anne, July 29, 1983; Kara Lynne, January 10, 1989.

RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: She enjoys snow and water skiing, jogging, flying,
scuba diving, reading, and spending time with her two daughters.

ORGANIZATIONS: Member of Sigma Xi.

SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded a National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research
Fellowship in 1970, 1971; and graduated from UCLA cum laude with honors in
chemistry.

EXPERIENCE: After graduating from UCLA in 1971, Dr. Fisher spent a year in
graduate school in chemistry at UCLA working in the field of X-ray
crystallographic studies of metallocarbonanes. She co-authored 3 publications
relating to these studies for the Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. She began
medical school at UCLA in 1972 and, following graduation in 1976, commenced a
1-year internship at Harbor General Hospital in Torrance, California. After
completing that internship, she specialized in emergency medicine and worked in
several hospitals in the Los Angeles area.

NASA EXPERIENCE: Dr. Fisher was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in
January 1978. In August 1979, she completed a one year training and evaluation
period, making her eligible for assignment as a mission specialist on future
Space Shuttle flight crews. Dr. Fisher's NASA assignments have included the
following:

1) Crew representative to support development and testing of the Remote
Manipulator System (RMS).

2) Crew representative to support development and testing of payload bay door
contingency EVA procedures, the extra-small Extravehicular Mobility Unit
(EMU), and contingency on-orbit TPS repair hardware and procedures.

3) Verification of flight software at the Shuttle Avionics Integration
Laboratory (SAIL) -- in that capacity she reviewed test requirements and
procedures for ascent, on-orbit, and RMS software verification -- and served as
a crew evaluator for verification and development testing for STS-2, 3 and 4.

For STS-5 thru STS-7 Dr. Fisher was assigned as a crew representative to
support vehicle integrated testing and payload testing at KSC. In addition,
Dr. Fisher supported each Orbital Flight Test (STS 1-4) launch and landing (at
either a prime or backup site) as a physician in the rescue helicopters, and
provided both medical and operational inputs to the development of rescue
procedures. Dr. Fisher was also an on-orbit CAPCOM for the STS-9 mission.

Dr. Fisher was a mission specialist on STS 51-A which launched from Kennedy
Space Center, Florida, on November 8, 1984. She was accompanied by Captain
Frederick (Rick) Hauck (spacecraft commander), Captain David M. Walker (pilot),
and fellow mission specialists, Dr. Joseph P. Allen, 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 Radiation Monitoring Equipment
(RME) device, and the 3M Company's Diffusive Mixing of Organic Solutions (DMOS)
experiment. In the first space salvage mission in history the crew also
retrieved for return to earth the Palapa B-2 and Westar VI satellites. STS
51-A completed 127 orbits of the Earth before landing at Kennedy Space Center,
Florida, on November 16, 1984. With the completion of her first flight Dr.
Fisher has logged a total of 192 hours in space.

Dr. Fisher was assigned as a mission specialist on STS 61-H prior to the
Challenger accident. Following the accident she worked as the Deputy of the
Mission Development Branch of the Astronaut Office, and as the astronaut office
representative for Flight Data File issues. In that capacity she served as the
crew representative on the Crew Procedures Change Board. Dr. Fisher also
served on the Astronaut Selection Board for the 1987 class of astronauts.

CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Dr. Fisher is currently assigned to the Space Station
Support Office where she works parttime in the Space Station Operations
Branch. She is the crew representative to support space station development in
the areas of training, operations concepts, and the health maintenance
facility.

APRIL 1990



NAME: William F. Fisher (M.D.)
NASA Astronaut

BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born April 1, 1946, in Dallas, Texas. His parents,
retired Air Force Colonel and Mrs. Russell F. Fisher, reside in Winter Park,
Florida.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown hair; brown eyes; height: 5 feet 10 inches;
weight: 170 pounds.

EDUCATION: Graduated from North Syracuse Central High School, North Syracuse,
New York, in 1964; received a bachelor of arts from Stanford University in
1968, and a doctorate in Medicine from the University of Florida in 1975. He
did graduate work in biology at the University of Florida from 1969 to 1971,
and did graduate work in Engineering at the University of Houston from 1978 to
1980.

MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Anna L. Tingle of St. Albans, New
York. Her mother, Mrs. Elfreide Tingle, resides in San Pedro, California.
Her father, Mr. Riley F. Tingle, is deceased.

CHILDREN: Kristin Anne, July 29, 1983, Kara Lynne, January 10, 1989.

ORGANIZATIONS: Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and a
member of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

SPECIAL HONORS: American Astronautical Society Victor A. Prather Award for
Outstanding Achievement in the field of Extravehicular Activity (1985), the FAI
Komarov Diploma (1985), the NASA Space Flight Medal (1985), and the NASA
Exceptional Service Medal (1988). Dr. Fisher has also received Group
Achievement Awards for EMU and MMU Development (1983), and for Payload Assist
Module (PAM) Software Development and Vehicle Integration (1983). In 1986 he
was named an ad hoc member of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, and
was appointed a member of the NASA Medicine Policy Board in 1987.

EXPERIENCE: After medical school, Dr. Fisher completed a surgical residency
from 1975 to 1977 at UCLA's Harbor General Hospital in Torrance, California.
He entered private practice in emergency medicine from 1977 to 1980, while
serving as an instructor in medicine at the University of South Florida. Dr.
Fisher is currently practicing emergency medicine at a hospital in the greater
Houston area in conjunction with his astronaut duties

He has logged over 2,000 hours in prop, rotary-wing, jet aircraft and
spacecraft.

NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in May 1980, Dr.
fisher became an astronaut in August 1981. His technical assignments to date
have included: scientific equipment operator for high altitude research on the
WB57-F aircraft (1980-1981); astronaut medical support for the first four
Shuttle missions (1980-1982); astronaut office representative for
Extravehicular Mobility Unit (space suit) and Extravehicular Activity (EVA)
procedures and development, including thermal vacuum testing of the suit
(1981-1984); astronaut office representative for the Payload Assist Module
(PAM-D) procedures and development (1982-1983); astronaut office representative
for Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS) development (1983); support crewman for
STS-8; CAPCOM for STS-8 and STS-9; Remote Manipulator System (RMS) hardware and
software development team (1983); Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) development
team (1983); deputy director of NASA Government-furnished and
Contractor-furnished equipment (1982-1983); Chief of Astronaut Public
Appearances (1985-1987); Head, Astronaut Office Space Station Manned Systems
Division (1987-present).

Dr. Fisher was a mission specialist on STS 51-I which launched from Kennedy
Space Center, Florida, on August 27, 1985. The mission was acknowledged as the
most successful Space Shuttle mission yet flown. The crew deployed three
communications satellites, the Navy SYNCOM IV-4, the Australian AUSSAT, and
American Satellite Company's ASC-1. The crew also performed a successful
on-orbit rendezvous with the ailing 15,400 lb SYNCOM IV-3 satellite, and two
EVA's (space walks) by Dr. Fisher and Dr. van Hoften to repair it, including
the longest space walk in history. STS 51-I completed 112 orbits of the Earth
before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 3, 1985.

With the completion of this flight Dr. Fisher has logged over 170 hours in
space, including 11 hours and 52 minutes of Extravehicular Activity.

CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: In addition to training for future space flight, Dr.
Fisher currently serves as the Astronaut Office representative on space crew
selection and standards for Space Station.

FEBRUARY 1989



NAME: C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut

BIRTHPLACE AND DATE: Born January 6, 1957, in Louth, England, but
considers Cambridge, England to be his hometown. His parents, Colin &
Mary Foale, reside in Cambridge.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Brown eyes; height: 5 feet 11 inches; weight:
152 pounds.

EDUCATION: Graduated from Kings School, Canterbury, in 1975. He
attended the University of Cambridge, Queens' College, receiving a
bachelor of arts degree in Physics, National Sciences Tripos, with 1st
class honors, in 1978. While at Queens' College, he completed his
doctorate in Laboratory Astrophysics at Cambridge University in 1982.

MARITAL STATUS: Married to the former Rhonda R. Butler of Louisville,
Kentucky. Her parents, Reed & Dorothy Butler, reside in Louisville.

RECREATIONAL INTERESTS: He enjoys many outdoor activities,
particularly windsurfing, and participating as an amateur in many
national and international races. Private flying, soaring, and
project scuba diving are his other major sporting interests. As a
Community Associate at Rice University, he also enjoys tutoring
freshman physics.

ORGANIZATIONS: Member, the American Institute of Astronautics and
Aeronautics (AIAA), and the Cambridge Philosophical Society, England.

EXPERIENCE: While a postgraduate at Cambridge University, Foale
participated in the organization and execution of scientific scuba
diving projects. With the cooperation of the Greek government, he
participated as both a member of one expedition and the leader of
another, surveying underwater antiquities in Greece. In the Fall of
1981, he dove on the 1543 ocean galleon, "The Mary Rose", as a
volunteer diver, learning excavation and survey techniques in very low
visibility conditions. Pursuing a career in aerospace, Foale moved to
Houston, Texas, to work on Space Shuttle navigation problems at
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation. In June 1983, Foale joined
NASA Johnson Space Center in the payload operations area of the
Mission Operations Directorate. In his capacity as Payload Officer in
the Mission Control Center, he was responsible for payload operations
on Space Shuttle missions 51-G, 51-I, 61-B and 61-C.

NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in June
1987, Foale completed a one year training and evaluation program in
August 1988 which qualifies him for assignment as a mission specialist
on future Space Shuttle flightcrews. His technical assignments to
date include flying the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL)
simulator to provide verification and testing of the the Shuttle
flight software and, more recently, developing crew rescue and
integrated operations for Space Station Freedom.

CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: Dr. Foale is assigned as a mission specialist on
the crew of STS-45. During this nine day mission the crew of Columbia
will conduct atmospheric and solar studies in order to better
understand the effect of solar activity on the Earth's climate and
environment. STS-45 is scheduled for launch in early 1991.

OCTOBER 1989

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