| NAME | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE/COUNTRY/PROVINCE |
| BIRTHPLACE | CENTRA MEDICAL GROUP | ALTA VISTA | VIRGINIA |
| STUDIED | GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ( GEORGE WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL | ALEXANDRIA | VIRGINIA |
| STUDIED | UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY | COLORADO SPRINGS | COLORADO |
| STUDIED | PURDUE UNIVERSITY | WEST LAFYETTE | INDIANIA |
| MUSEUM | NEW MEXICO SCIENCE MUSEUM | ||
| TRAINING | CRAIG AIR FORCE BASE | SELMA | ALABAMA |
| TRAINING | MCDILL AIR FORCE BASE | TAMPA | FLORIDA |
| WORKED | SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE | GOLDSBORO | NORTH CAROLINA |
| NAME OF VEHICLE | NAME OF ORBITER | LOCATION | MISSION NUMBER | MISSION DESCRIPTON | CITY | STATE / COUNTRY |
| ORBITER | SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | STS-27 | ATLANTIS’ THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM TILES SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DURING THE FLIGHT. ABLATIVE INSULATING MATERIAL FROM THE RIGHT-HAND SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER NOSE CAP HAD HIT THE ORBITER ABOUT 85 SECONDS INTO THE FLIGHT, AS SEEN IN FOOTAGE OF THE ASCENT. BUT THE LIMITED RESOLUTION AND RANGE OF THE CAMERAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE FULL EXTENT OF THE TILE DAMAGE. | ORLANDO | FLORIDA |
| ORBITER | SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA | N/A | STS-35 | THE PRIMARY PAYLOAD OF MISSION STS-35 WAS ASTRO-1, THE FIFTH FLIGHT OF THE SPACELAB SYSTEM. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES WERE ROUND-THE-CLOCK OBSERVATIONS OF THE CELESTIAL SPHERE IN ULTRAVIOLET AND X-RAY SPECTRAL WAVELENGTHS WITH THE ASTRO-1 OBSERVATORY, CONSISTING OF FOUR TELESCOPES: |
