Paul Lockhart (astronaut)

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Paul Lockhart
NASA astronaut
RankColonel, USAF
Time in space
27d 15h 23m
SelectionNASA Group 16 (1996)
MissionsSTS-111
STS-113
Mission insignia

Paul Scott "Paco" Lockhart (born April 28, 1956) is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut, a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions.

Early life and education

Lockhart, born April 28, 1956, and reared in Amarillo, Texas, graduated from Tascosa High School in 1974. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Texas Tech University in 1978,[1] and a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from University of Texas at Austin before being commissioned in 1981 into the United States Air Force. He also studied at the University of Innsbruck and the University of Vienna Summer School from 1978 to 1979 on a Rotarian Fellowship. Has also completed aerospace-related courses from Syracuse University and the University of Florida. He is also a distinguished graduate of both

ROTC and the Air Force Squadron Officer School
.

Military service

Upon graduation from pilot training in 1983, Lockhart was assigned to the

39th Flight Test Squadron. Much of America's state-of-the-art weaponry was first tested under his guidance at the 39th Flight Test Squadron.[2]

He has logged over 5,000 flying hours in more than 30 different aircraft and the Space Shuttle.

After his service with NASA, Lockhart was assigned to and graduated in 2004 from the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, United Kingdom. His last military assignment was with the headquarters Air Force, A9, where he was a directorate chief for both the force structures and the analyses and assessments branch. Lockhart retired from the U.S. Air Force in January 2007 and returned to NASA in an administrative position.

NASA career

A

F-16 aircraft, Lockhart was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1996. Lockhart's two space missions, STS-111 and STS-113, both in 2002, were missions to the International Space Station. He was assigned to STS-113 as pilot after the resignation of Christopher Loria
from the NASA Astronaut Corps due to an injury.

Organizations

Awards and decorations

References

  1. hdl:2346/48646
    .
  2. ^ NASA biography
  3. ^ "PAUL S. LOCKHART (COLONEL, USAF, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)" (PDF). NASA. October 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

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