- Paul Lockhart
Infobox Astronaut
name =Paul Scott Lockhart
type =Astronaut
nationality =American
date_birth =April 28 ,1956
date_death =
place_birth =Amarillo, Texas
place_death =
occupation =Test pilot
rank =Colonel , USAF
selection =1996 NASA Group
time =27d 15h 23m
mission =STS-111 ,STS-113
insignia =|Paul Scott "Paco" Lockhart, Colonel U.S.Air Force, (born
28 April 1956 ) is a former American astronaut and a veteran of twoSpace Shuttle missions.Lockhart, born and raised in
Amarillo, Texas , earned degrees in mathematics and aerospace engineering fromTexas Tech University and theUniversity of Texas at Austin before being commissioned into theUnited States Air Force in 1981. Atest pilot for theF-16 aircraft, Lockhart was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1996. Lockhart's two space missions,STS-111 andSTS-113 , both in 2002, were missions to theInternational Space Station . Was assigned toSTS-113 as pilot after the resignation ofChristopher Loria from the NASA Astronaut Corps due to an injury.After his service with NASA, Lockhart was assigned to and graduated from the
Air War College 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.External links
* [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lockhart.html NASA Biography]
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/lockhart_paul.htm Spacefacts biography of Paul Lockhart]Paul S Lockhart attended the Royal College of Defence School in London, England in 2004. He did not attend the Air War College in London, England.
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