Thompson David Credit - www.spacefacts.de

Personal: Male. Born in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. US Air Force Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the USAF Academy, 1978. Master of science in electrical engineering from the Stanford University, 1981. US Air Force

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: DoD Group 2 - 1982. Inactive Entered space service: September 1982. Left space service: 1985.

Retired from the USAF in 1987. Later President Spectrum Technology, Los Angeles.

1 September 1982 - DoD Astronaut Training Group 2 selected.. The group was selected to provide shuttle manned spaceflight engineers to operate military payloads.. Qualifications: USAF officers with bachelor's degree in science or engineering; four years experience in flying or space-related activities. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. 14 were selected from 63 candidates.