Don Leslie Lind
Astronaut
| Date of Birth: |
May 18, 1930 |
| Place of Birth: |
Midvale, Utah |
| Joined NASA: |
April 4, 1966 |
| Left NASA: |
April 4, 1986 |
| Space Flights: |
1 |
| Time in Space: |
7 days, 8 minutes, 46 seconds |
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MISSION ASSIGNMENTS
Apollo 11
Assignment: Capcom
Skylab 3
Assignment: Back-up Command Module Pilot
Skylab 4
Assignment: Back-up Command Module Pilot
STS 51B
April 29 - May 6, 1985
Assignment: Mission Specialist 1
Flight Duration: 7 days, 8 minutes, 46 seconds
HIGHLIGHTS
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B.Sc., Physics, University of Utah, 1953
Ph.D., High Energy Nuclear Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1964
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Served in the US Naval Reserve earning his wings in 1957.
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Prior to selection by NASA, worked as a Space Physicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Following the Skylab program, took a leave of abscence from NASA to perform post doctoral work at the University of Alaska Geophysical Institute(1974-75).
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Returned to NASA as a member of the Operations-Missions Development Group at the Johnson Space Center developing payloads for the Space Shuttle Orbital Test Flight Missions.
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19 years after his selection he entered space as a Mission Specialist aboard Challenger during STS 51B.
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Retired on the 20th anniversary of his selection.
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From 1986, Professor of Physics at Utah State University.
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