Lydon Credit - www.spacefacts.de

Personal: Male. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. US Air Force Bachelor of science in mathematics from Kent Sate University, Ohio, 1968. Bachelor of science and master of science in electrical engineering from Texas Tech, 1973 and 1975 respectively. US Air Force

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: DoD Group 1 - 1979. Inactive Entered space service: August 1979. Left space service: August 1986.

Served at Los Angeles AFB. Resigned from USAF 1993, thereafter living and working in Florida.

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.