Carl E. Walz
Carl Walz | |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Colonel, USAF |
Time in space | 230d 13h 4m |
Selection | NASA Group 13 (1990) |
Missions | STS-51 STS-65 STS-79 STS-108 Expedition 4 STS-111 |
Mission insignia |
Carl Erwin Walz (born 6 September 1955) is a retired
Personal life
Walz was born on September 6, 1955, in
Education
Graduated from
Organizations
American Legion, Kent State University Alumni Association, John Carroll University Alumni Association, and the Association of Space Explorers.[1]
Honors
Graduated summa cum laude from Kent State University. Awarded the
Experience
From 1979 to 1982, Walz was responsible for analysis of radioactive samples from the
NASA experience
Selected by NASA in January 1990, Walz is a veteran of four space flights, and has logged 231 days in space. He was a mission specialist on STS-51 (1993), was the Orbiter flight engineer (MS-2) on STS-65 (1994), was a mission specialist on STS-79 (1996), and served as flight engineer on ISS Expedition 4 (2001–2002).
In 2008, Walz left NASA for private industry.[6] Walz was the Vice President for Human Spaceflight Operations at Orbital Sciences Corporation in Dulles, Virginia, responsible for cargo and mission operations for Orbital's Commercial Resupply Services program from 2008 to 2015. He then joined Oceaneering as Director Business Development.[4]
Space flight experience
STS-65 Columbia (8–23 July 1994). STS-65 flew the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) Spacelab module and carried a crew of seven. During the 15-day flight, the crew conducted more than 80 experiments focusing on materials and life sciences research in microgravity. The mission completed 236 orbits of the Earth, traveling 6.1 million miles, setting a new flight duration record for the Shuttle program.[8]
The
With the Expedition 4 mission, Astronauts Bursch and Walz set a new U.S. space endurance record of 195 days 16 hours 33 minutes when they beat the old mark of 188 days set by astronaut Shannon Lucid aboard the Russian Mir space station in 1996.[10]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the
- ^ a b c d "Carl E. Walz (Colonel, USAF, Ret.), NASA Astronaut (Former)" (PDF). NASA. December 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Cassutt, Michael (February 2009). "Max Q Live. In space no one can hear you sing". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Astronaut Carl E. Walz, Class of 1973" (PDF). cityofsoutheuclid.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ a b "JCU Jr. Exploring Space with Carl Walz '79G". John Carroll University. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Alumni awards to be given". Daily Kent Stater. 30 April 1997. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Veteran Astronaut Carl Walz Leaves NASA". NASA. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "STS-51 Discovery". spacefacts.de. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "STS-65 Columbia". spacefacts.de. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "STS-79 Atlantis". spacefacts.de. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b Harwood, William. "Endeavour brings space station crew home". spaceflightnow.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.