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STS-51 CREW  BIOGRAPHIES

     Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., 44, Capt., USN, will command STS-51.
Selected as an astronaut in 1984, Culbertson will be making his
second space flight and considers Holly Hill, S.C., his hometown.

     Culbertson graduated from Holly Hill High School in 1967 and
received a bachelor of science in aerospace engineering from the
Naval Academy in 1971.

     After serving aboard the USS Fox in the Vietnam War, Culbertson
was designated a Naval aviator in 1973 and, from 1974-1976, he served
as an F-4 Phantom pilot aboard the USS Midway.  Subsequently, he was
assigned as an exchange pilot with the Air Force, serving as a
weapons and tactics instructor at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., until
1978.  His next assignment was as the catapult and arresting gear
officer aboard the USS John F. Kennedy.  In 1982, he graduated with
distinction from the Naval Test Pilot School and, subsequently,
served as a test pilot in the Carrier Systems Branch.  He was engaged
in fleet replacement training in the F-14A Tomcat in 1984 until his
selection by NASA.

     Culbertson's first shuttle flight was as pilot of STS-38, a
Department of Defense-dedicated mission in November 1990.  He has
logged more than 117 hours in space, more than 4,500 hours flying
time in 40 different types of aircraft and 450 carrier landings.

     William F. Readdy, 41, will serve as pilot. Selected as an
astronaut in 1987, Readdy will be making his second space flight and
considers McLean, Va., his hometown.

     Readdy graduated from McLean High School in 1970 and received a
bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering from the U. S. Naval
Academy in 1974.

     Readdy was designated a Naval aviator in 1975. From 1976-1980,
he served as an A-6 pilot aboard the USS Forrestal. He graduated from
the Naval Test Pilot School in 1981.  His Navy assignments included
the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate, instructor duty at the Naval
Test Pilot School and strike operations officer aboard the USS Coral
Sea.

     In 1986, Readdy accepted a reserve commission from the Navy to
join NASA as a research pilot and aerospace engineer at JSC.  Prior
to his selection as an astronaut, he served as program manager for
the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

     Readdy's first flight was on STS-42, the first flight of the
International Microgravity Lab (IML), in January 1992.  Readdy has
logged more than 193 hours in space and more than 5,500 hours flying
time in 50 types of aircraft, including more than 550 carrier
landings.

     James H. Newman, 36, will be Mission Specialist 1 (MS1).
Selected as an astronaut in 1990, Newman will be making his first
space flight and considers San Diego, Calif., his hometown.

     Newman graduated from La Jolla High School, San Diego, in 1974;
received a bachelor of arts in physics from Dartmouth College in
1978; and received a master's and doctorate in physics from Rice
University in 1982 and 1984, respectively.

     Newman performed post-doctoral work at Rice in atomic and
molecular physics and was appointed an adjunct assistant professor in
the Department of Space Physics in 1985.  He later joined NASA,
serving as a simulation supervisor for astronaut training at the time
of his selection

     Daniel W. Bursch,  Commander, USN, will be Mission Specialist 2
(MS2).  Selected as an astronaut in January 1990, Bursch will be
making his first space flight and considers Vestal, N.Y., his
hometown.

     Bursch graduated from Vestal Senior High School in 1975;
received a bachelor of science in physics from the Naval Academy in
1979; and received a master's in engineering science from the Naval
Postgraduate School in 1991.

     Bursch was designated a Naval flight officer in 1979 and was
assigned to Attack Squadron 34 as a bombardier/navigator in the A-6E
Intruder.  He graduated from the Naval Test Pilot School in 1984 and
later returned to the school as a flight instructor.  Later, he was
assigned as strike operations officer for Commander, Cruiser
Destroyer Group One.  He had just completed work at the Naval
Postgraduate School at the time of his selection by NASA.

     He has logged more than 1,800 flying hours in 35 types of
aircraft.

     Carl E. Walz, 37, Major, USAF, will be Mission Specialist 3
(MS3). Selected as an astronaut in January 1990, Walz will be making
his first space flight and was born in Cleveland.

     Walz graduated from Charles F. Bush High School, Lyndhurst,
Ohio., in 1973; received a bachelor of science in physics from Kent
State University in 1977; and received a master's in solid state
physics from John Carroll University in 1979.

     Commissioned in the Air Force, from 1979-1982, Walz was assigned
as radiochemical project officer with the 1155th Technical Operations
Squadron at McClellan Air Force Base, Calif.  He graduated as a
flight test engineer from the Air Force Test Pilot School in 1983.
From 1983-1987, Walz was assigned to the F-16 Combined Test Force,
and in 1987 he was assigned as a flight test program manager at Det.
3, Air Force Flight Test Center, where he served at the time of his
selection by NASA.





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