Overview
Byron Kurt Lichtenberg, Sc. D. (born February 19, 1948) is an American engineer and fighter pilot who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a Payload Specialist. In 1983, he and Ulf Merbold became the first Payload Specialists to fly on the shuttle.
Personal
Born February 19, 1948, in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Married to Tamara Lichtenberg with five children, including two adopted Chinese daughters.
Education
Sc.B., aerospace engineering, Brown University (1969)
S.M., mechanical engineering, MIT (1975)
Sc.D., biomedical engineering, MIT (1979)
Sc.D., Westminster College (honorary)
Awards and honors
NASA Space Flight Medals (2)
AIAA Haley Space Flight Award
FAI Komarov Award
Went to Space
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