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Anthony W. England (Ph.D.)
former NASA Astronaut.

===Personal Data===

Dr. England was born on May 15, 1942, in
Indianapolis, Indiana, but his hometown is West
Fargo, North Dakota. He is married to the former
Kathleen Ann Kreutz and have two daughters. His
recreational interests include sailing and amateur
radio.

===Education===

Dr. England attended primary school in
Indianapolis, Indiana, and graduated from high
school in North Dakota. He received his bachelor
and master of science degrees in Geology from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in
1965, and a doctor of philosophy in Geophysics
from MIT in 1970.

===Special Honors===
* Johnson Space Center Superior Achievement Award
(1970)
* NASA Outstanding Scientific Achievement Medal
(1973)
* U.S. Antarctic Medal (1979)
* NASA Space Flight Medal (1985)
* American Astronomical Society Space Flight Award
(1986)
* NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1988)
* Department of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science Exceptional Service Award for
1994
* College of Engineering Excellence in Faculty
Service Award for 1995
* He is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

===Experience===

Dr. England was a graduate fellow at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the 3
years immediately preceding his first assignment
to NASA. He helped develop and use radars to probe
the Moon on Apollo 17 and glaciers in Washington
State and Alaska. Dr. England participated in and
led field parties during two seasons in
Antarctica. He was Deputy Chief of the Office of
Geochemistry and Geophysics for the U.S.
Geological Survey, and Associated Editor for the
Journal of Geophysical Research. He served on the
National Academy's Space Studies Board, and on
several Federal Committees concerned with
Antarctic policy, nuclear waste containment, and
Federal Science and Technology.

Dr. England is currently Professor of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science, Professor of
Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Science, and
Director of the Center for Spatial Analysis at the
University of Michigan.

He has logged over 3,000 hours of flying time.

===NASA Experience===

Dr. England was selected as a scientist-astronaut
by NASA in August 1967. He subsequently completed
the initial academic training and a 53-week course
in flight training at Laughlin Air Force Base,
Texas, and served as a support crewman for the
Apollo 13 and Apollo 16|16 flights. He left NASA
for the U.S. Geological Survey in 1972.

Dr. England returned to the Johnson Space Center
in 1979 as a senior scientist-astronaut (mission
specialist), was assigned to the operation mission
development group of the astronaut office, and
eventually managed that group. In 1985 he flew on
STS-51-F Spacelab|Spacelab-2 in 1985 and has
logged 188 hours in space. From May 1986 to May
1987 he served as a Program Scientist for
International Space Station|Space Station. From
June 1987 to December 1987 he taught Remote
Sensing Geophysics at Rice University. Dr. England
retired from NASA in 1988.

===Space Flight Experience===

STS-51-F Spacelab-2, carrying a 7-man crew, was
launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on
July 29, 1985. This mission was the first
pallet-only Spacelab mission and the first mission
to operate the Spacelab Instrument Pointing System
(IPS). It carried 13 major experiments of which 7
were in the field of astronomy and physics|solar
physics, 3 were for studies of the Earth's
ionosphere, 2 were life science experiments, and 1
studied the properties of superfluid helium.
During the flight, Dr. England was responsible for
activating and operating the Spacelab systems,
operating the Instrument Pointing System (IPS),
and the Remote Manipulator System (RMS), assisting
with experiment operations, and performing a
contingency EVA had one been necessary. After 126
orbits of the earth, STS 51-F Space Shuttle
Challenger|Challenger landed at Edwards Air Force
Base, California, on August 6, 1985.

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