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NASA Astronaut (former)

1 Personal data

Born April 1, 1946, in Dallas, Texas. Married to the former Anna L. Tingle of St. Albans, New York. They have two daughters.

2 Education

• 1964: Graduated from North Syracuse Central High School, North Syracuse, New York
• 1968: Received a bachelor of arts from Stanford University
• 1975: Received a doctorate in Medicine from the University of Florida
• 1969- 1971: Performed graduate work in biology at the University of Florida
• 1978- 1980: Performed graduate work in Engineering at the University of Houston

3 Organizations

• Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine
• Member of the American College of Emergency Physicians

4 Special honors

• American Astronautical Society Victor A. Prather Award for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Extravehicular Activity (1985)
• FAI Komarov Diploma (1985)
• NASA Space Flight Medal (1985)
• NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1988).
• Group Achievement Awards for EMU and MMU Development (1983)
• Group Achievement Awards for Payload Assist Module (PAM) Software Development and Vehicle Integration (1983)
• Named an ad hoc member of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (1986)
• Appointed a member of the NASA Medicine Policy Board (1987)

5 Experience

After medical school, Dr. Fisher completed a surgical residency from 1975 to 1977For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January 1 First woman Episcopal priest ordained January 6 EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious " legionnaire's disease" Januar at UCLA's Harbor General Hospital in Torrance, CaliforniaTorrance is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. The city is named after its founder, oilman Jared Sidney Torrance. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 137,946. Geography Torrance is located at 33°50'5" North, 118°20'29". He entered private practice in emergency medicine from 1977For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). Events January 1 First woman Episcopal priest ordained January 6 EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious " legionnaire's disease" Januar to 1980, while serving as an instructor in medicine at the University of South Florida.

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

6 NASA experience

Selected by NASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA (established 1958) is the government agency responsible for the United States of America's space program and long-term general aerospace research. A civilian organization, it conducts (or oversees) re in May 1980, Dr. Fisher became an astronautBruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. Picture courtesy NASA An astronaut cosmonaut or taikonaut is a person who travels into space, or who makes a career of doing so. The criteria for determining who has achieved human spaceflight vary (see in August 1981. His technical assignments to date include: 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 (spacesuit) 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, and Health Maintenance Facility (1987-1989); Astronaut Office representative on space crew selection and retention standards for Space Station (1989-1991). Dr. Fisher also practiced emergency medicine at a hospital in the greater Houston area in conjunction with his astronaut duties.

Dr. Fisher was a mission specialist on STS-51-I, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 27, 1985. STS-51-I was acknowledged as the most successful Space Shuttle mission yet flown. The crew aboard Space Shuttle Space Shuttle Discovery deployed three communications satellites, the Navy SYNCOM IV-4, the Australian AUSSAT, and American Satellite Company's ASC-1. They also performed a successful on-orbit rendezvous with the ailing 15,400 pound 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. Discovery completed 112 orbits of the Earth before landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 3, 1985. In completing this flight, Dr. Fisher has logged over 170 hours in space, including 11 hours and 52 minutes of EVA.

Dr. Fisher left NASA in 1991 and is currently practicing full-time medicine at Humana Hospital in Webster, Texas.

DECEMBER 1993

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