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Carl E. WALZ

ISS Flight Engineer-1;
USAF Colonel
NASA Astronaut

BIRTH DATA AND PLACE: September 6, 1955, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

EDUCATION:
In 1977 he graduated from Kent State University, Ohio, receiving a bachelor of science degree in physics, and in 1979 - from John Carroll University, receiving a master of science degree in solid state physics.

MARITAL STATUS: married to Pamela J. Glady, has two children.

SPECIAL HONORS:
Awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf, the USAF Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the USAF Commendation Medal, and the USAF Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, three NASA Space Flight Medals, and NASA Exceptional Service Medal. Distinguished Graduate from Kent State University. In 1997 he was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award, Kent State University. Distinguished graduate from the USAF Test Pilot School. His photo is put into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.

HOBBIES: sports, playing piano, vocal music - lead singer for MAX-Q, a rock-n-roll band.

EXPERIENCE:
From 1979 to 1982, Walz served as an Officer for the Radiochemical Project at McClellan Air Force Base, California.
In 1983, he attended the USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards Air Force Base, California.
From January 1984 to June 1987, Walz served as a Flight Test Engineer for the F-16 Combined Test Force at the same base.
From July 1987 to June 1990, he was a Flight Test Manager at the Air Force Flight Test Center.
In January 1990, Walz was selected as a candidate for NASA astronauts. He is a veteran of three space flights and has logged over 833 hours in space.
On September 12 - 22, 1993, Walz took his first space flight as a Discovery mission specialist (STS-51). During the mission he performed a 7-hour space walk (EVA).
On July 8 -23, 1994, he took his second flight as a mission specialist (flight engineer) of the Columbia crew (STS-65) with the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML) in the shuttle cargo bay.
On September 16-26, 1996, he took his third flight as a mission specialist of the Atlantis crew (STS-79) under the program of the 4th shuttle docking with the Mir OC.
Assigned to the forth crew scheduled to live on the International Space Station.

May 2000
Based on NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center materials (USA).