Buckey

Personal data:

Birthdate:  06.06.1956 Birthplace:  New York City / New York Marital status:  married Children:  three Selection date:  00.12.1991 Selection group:  SLS-2 / Neurolab Job:  PSP Status:  Ret. 03.05.1998

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Additional information

• Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Cornell University, 1977; doctorate of medicine from Cornell University Medical College, 1981; Assistant Professor of bioengineering, University of Texas Southwestern;
• PSP-candidate for STS-58; unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut groups 13 and 16;
• he served as a surgeon at Ambulatory Care Clinic in Dallas, Texas; currently professor of medicine and an adjunct professor of engineering, Dartmouth; in 2008 he has announced his candidacy for the US senate (unsuccessful).
• hobbies: Camping, fishing, hiking and avid reader of history;