Born 1950s.
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1956
| Born in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA.
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1978
| Graduated from United States Air Force Academy. During his Air Force career, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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1983
| Master of Science in Management, Troy University.
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1985
| Master's degree in Space Operations, Air Force Institute of Technology.
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1990
| Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 13. [1]
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1994
| Flew on Columbia STS-65 as Pilot with Robert Cabana, Richard Hieb, Carl E. Walz, Leroy Chiao, Donald A. Thomas and Chiaki Mukai. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 5. [2]
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STS-65
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NASA Space Flight
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1995
| Flew on Atlantis STS-74 as Pilot with Kenneth D. Cameron, Chris Hadfield, Jerry L. Ross and William S. McArthur. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 5. [2]
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STS-74
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NASA Space Flight
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1996
| Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. [2]
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NASA Exceptional Service
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1997
| Flew on Columbia STS-83 as Commander with Susan Still Kilrain, Janice Voss, Michael Gernhardt, Donald A. Thomas, Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris. Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 5. [2]
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STS-83
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NASA Space Flight
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| Flew on Columbia STS-94 as Commander with Susan Still Kilrain, Janice Voss, Michael Gernhardt, Donald A. Thomas, Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris.
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STS-94
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1997
| Married Kathy Dawn Spooner on 30 Aug 1997 in Brevard, Florida, USA.[3]
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1998
| Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his first of 2, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, his first of 3 and the NASA Space Flight Medal, his fourth of 5. [2]
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NASA Distinguished Service
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NASA Space Flight
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2000
| Flew on Atlantis STS-101 as Commander with Scott Horowitz, Mary Weber, Jeffrey Williams, James Voss, Susan Helms and Yury Usachov (Usachev). Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his fifth of 5. [2]
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STS-101
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NASA Space Flight
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2001
| Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his second of 2. [2]
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NASA Distinguished Service
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2002
| Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, his second of 3. [2]
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2004
| Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, his third of 3. [2]
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2006
| Retired from NASA.
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