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Personal: Male. Born in Boston, Massachussetts, USA. Bachelor of arts in astronomy from Harvard College, 1970. Master of science in physics from MIT, 1973. Doctor of philosophy degree in astrophysics from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1976.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Payload Specialist. Inactive Entered space service: July 1987. Left space service: September 1990. Selected in 1987 as SDI-STARLAB-Payload Specialist and was assigned for a StarLab-Mission (originally manifested as STS-50. That designation was given to another flight upon StarLab's cancellation),

Served as head of department at TASC in Reading, Massachusetts.

Skiing, scuba diving, classical music, hiking.