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Personal: Male. Born in Bronx, New York, USA. US Air Force Bachelor of science in astronautical engineering from USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, 1977. Master of Science in Business Administration, University of Santa Clara, 1980. US Air Force Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: DoD Group 1 - 1979. Inactive Entered space service: August 1979. Left space service: May 1985. From January 2003, Brigadier General and mobilization assistant to the commander, 20th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
Casserino Chronology 1 August 1979 - DoD Astronaut Training Group 1 selected.. The group was selected to provide shuttle manned spaceflight engineers to operate military payloads.. Qualifications: USAF, Navy, or Army officers with bachelor's degree in science or engineering; four years experience in flying or space-related activities. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. 13 were selected from 222 candidates. The existence of the group was secret until 1985. 1984 September - STS-41-H (cancelled). Assignment: Proposed Prime Crew. Flight: STS-41-H. Planned Department of Defense or TDRS deployment shuttle mission. Cancelled due to IUS failure. 1986 September - STS-61-N (cancelled). Assignment: Proposed Prime Crew. Flight: STS-61-N. Planned Department of Defense shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. Bibliography and Further Reading
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