William S. McArthur
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William Surles McArthur, Jr. (born 26 July 1951) is an American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions.
Born and raised in North Carolina, McArthur attended the United States Military Academy and earned his commission in the United States Army. After serving with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, McArthur attended the U.S. Army Aviation School and served tours of duty in Korea and Gerogia (where he earned a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Georgia). In 1987, McArthur attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School and was trained an experimental test pilot. He was assigned to a post as a test engineer at NASA and was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1990. McArthur's first spaceflight was in 1993 aboard STS-58. Subsequent missions included STS-74 in 1995 and STS-92 in 2000.
External link
- NASA Biography (http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/mcarthur.html)