Donald Holmquest
Donald Holmquest | |
|---|---|
NASA astronaut | |
| Selection | NASA Group 6 (1967) |
| Retirement | September 1973 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology |
| Thesis | Thermal Rhythms in the Rat: The Influence of Environmental and Physiological Factors as Studied by Telemetry (1968) |
Donald Lee Holmquest (born April 7, 1939) is an American
Biography
Early life and education
Holmquest was born on April 7, 1939, in Dallas, Texas.[1] After graduating from Dallas’s Adamson High School, he received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University with highest honors in 1962.[2]
After receiving his MD and a PhD in physiology from Baylor College of Medicine in 1967 and 1968, respectively, Holmquist began a residency in internal medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital.
He married Charlotte Ann (née Blaha) in 1967. They have one daughter.[3]
NASA career
Holmquest joined NASA as a scientist-astronaut after completing his internship.[4] After a year of flight training at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, he earned his Air Force wings, and then worked for 1+1⁄2 years on Skylab habitability systems and medical experiments. During this time, he logged 750 hours flying time in jet aircraft.[1]
When not assigned to a Skylab prime or backup crew by May 1971, however, Holmquest took a leave of absence from NASA in order to return to Baylor College of Medicine to train in nuclear medicine.[5] He formally resigned from the Astronaut Corps in September 1973.
Post-NASA career
After completing his residency training, Holmquest assumed the role of chief of nuclear medicine at
Holmquest earned a
Holmquest resides in Menlo Park, California.
Bibliography
Holmquest's career is chronicled in the book NASA's Scientist-Astronauts by David Shayler and Colin Burgess.
References
- ^ a b "Donald Lee Holmquest Biography" (PDF). NASA. January 1995. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Intern, Astronomer to be Astronauts". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. UPI. August 2, 1967. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Miamian is among Eleven New Astronauts". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. August 5, 1967. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Citizens to be Astros". Muncie Evening Press. Muncie, Indiana. UPI. August 3, 1967. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Astronaut Takes Leave to do Research, Teach". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. Associated Press. May 22, 1971. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.