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Walker (astronaut)</span></h1> <div id="bodyContent" class="mw-body-content"> <div id="siteSub">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> <div id="contentSub"></div> <div id="jump-to-nav" class="mw-jump"> Jump to: <a href="#mw-head">navigation</a>, <a href="#p-search">search</a> </div> <div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><table class="metadata plainlinks ambox ambox-style ambox-lead_too_short" role="presentation"> <tr> <td class="mbox-image"> <div style="width:52px"><img alt="" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" width="40" height="40" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48"/></div> </td> <td class="mbox-text"><span class="mbox-text-span">This article's <b><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section">lead section</a> may not adequately <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">summarize</a> key points of its contents</b>. <span class="hide-when-compact">Please consider expanding the lead to <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section#Provide_an_accessible_overview" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section">provide an accessible overview</a> of all important aspects of the article.</span> <small><i>(February 2009)</i></small></span></td> </tr> </table> <table class="infobox vcard" style="width:22em"> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="fn" style="text-align:center;font-size:125%;font-weight:bold">David M. Walker</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Walker-dm.jpg" class="image"><img alt="Walker-dm.jpg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Walker-dm.jpg/220px-Walker-dm.jpg" width="220" height="278" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Walker-dm.jpg/330px-Walker-dm.jpg 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Walker-dm.jpg/440px-Walker-dm.jpg 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="600"/></a></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="role" style="text-align:center"><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut" title="Astronaut">Astronaut</a></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;">Nationality</th> <td><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;">Status</th> <td class="category">Deceased</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;">Born</th> <td><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1944-05-20</span>)</span>May 20, 1944<br/> <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Georgia" title="Columbus, Georgia">Columbus, Georgia</a>, U.S.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;">Died</th> <td>April 23, 2001<span style="display:none">(<span class="dday deathdate">2001-04-23</span>)</span> (aged 56)<br/> <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, U.S.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;"> <div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.2em;">Other names</div> </th> <td class="nickname">David Mathieson Walker</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;"> <div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.2em;">Other occupation</div> </th> <td class="role"><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_pilot" title="Test pilot">Test pilot</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;"> <div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.2em;"><i><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater"><span class="wrap">Alma mater</span></a></i></div> </th> <td><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">USNA</a>, B.S. 1966</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;">Rank</th> <td class="title"><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(naval)" title="Captain (naval)">Captain</a>, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">USN</a></td> </tr> <tr class="note"> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;"> <div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.2em;">Time in space</div> </th> <td>30d 04h 27m</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;">Selection</th> <td><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_astronauts_by_selection#1978" title="List of astronauts by selection" class="mw-redirect">1978 NASA Group 8</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;">Missions</th> <td><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-A" title="STS-51-A">STS-51-A</a>, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-30" title="STS-30">STS-30</a>, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-53" title="STS-53">STS-53</a>, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-69" title="STS-69">STS-69</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;"> <div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.2em;">Mission insignia</div> </th> <td><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sts-51-a-patch.png" class="image"><img alt="Sts-51-a-patch.png" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Sts-51-a-patch.png/30px-Sts-51-a-patch.png" width="30" height="24" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Sts-51-a-patch.png/45px-Sts-51-a-patch.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Sts-51-a-patch.png/60px-Sts-51-a-patch.png 2x" data-file-width="2970" data-file-height="2420"/></a><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sts-30-patch.png" class="image"><img alt="Sts-30-patch.png" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Sts-30-patch.png/30px-Sts-30-patch.png" width="30" height="36" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Sts-30-patch.png/45px-Sts-30-patch.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Sts-30-patch.png/60px-Sts-30-patch.png 2x" data-file-width="753" data-file-height="900"/></a><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sts-53-patch.png" class="image"><img alt="Sts-53-patch.png" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sts-53-patch.png/30px-Sts-53-patch.png" width="30" height="29" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sts-53-patch.png/45px-Sts-53-patch.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Sts-53-patch.png/60px-Sts-53-patch.png 2x" data-file-width="2340" data-file-height="2286"/></a><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sts-69-patch.png" class="image"><img alt="Sts-69-patch.png" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Sts-69-patch.png/30px-Sts-69-patch.png" width="30" height="29" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Sts-69-patch.png/45px-Sts-69-patch.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150211013452im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Sts-69-patch.png/60px-Sts-69-patch.png 2x" data-file-width="942" data-file-height="900"/></a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:left;padding-right:0.65em;">Retirement</th> <td>April 15, 1996</td> </tr> </table> <p><b>David Mathieson Walker</b> (May 20, 1944 – April 23, 2001) was an <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">naval officer</a>, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_pilot" title="Test pilot">test pilot</a> and a former <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut" title="Astronaut">astronaut</a>. He flew aboard four <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a> missions in the 1980s and 1990s.</p> <p></p> <div id="toc" class="toc"> <div id="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Personal"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Personal</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Military_career"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Military career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#NASA_career"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">NASA career</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Spaceflights"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Spaceflights</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Business_career"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Business career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Awards_and_honors"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Awards and honors</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Organizations"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Organizations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal">Personal</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_M._Walker_(astronaut)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Personal">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Born May 20, 1944, in <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Georgia" title="Columbus, Georgia">Columbus, Georgia</a>. Died on April 23, 2001 from <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer" title="Cancer">cancer</a>, Walker was 56 years old and was being treated at <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_System" title="University of Texas System">University of Texas</a> <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_University_of_Texas_M._D._Anderson_Cancer_Center" title="The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center" class="mw-redirect">M.D. Anderson Cancer Center</a> in <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_Texas" title="Houston, Texas" class="mw-redirect">Houston, Texas</a>. His wife, the former Paige Lucas, and two adult sons from a previous marriage, Michael and Mathieson, survive him. He was interred at <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery" title="Arlington National Cemetery">Arlington National Cemetery</a> on May 24, 2001.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_M._Walker_(astronaut)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Education">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul> <li>1962: Graduated from Eustis High School, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustis,_Florida" title="Eustis, Florida">Eustis, Florida</a></li> <li>1966: Received a <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> degree from the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">United States Naval Academy</a></li> </ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Military_career">Military career</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_M._Walker_(astronaut)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Military career">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>Walker graduated from the United States Naval Academy at <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis, Maryland</a> and subsequently received flight training from the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Training_Command" title="Naval Air Training Command">Naval Air Training Command</a> at bases in <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a>, and <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. He was designated a <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Aviator" title="Naval Aviator" class="mw-redirect">Naval Aviator</a> in December 1967 and proceeded to <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar" title="Marine Corps Air Station Miramar">Naval Air Station Miramar</a>, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, for assignment to <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-4_Phantom_II" title="F-4 Phantom II" class="mw-redirect">F-4 Phantoms</a> aboard the aircraft carriers <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)" title="USS Enterprise (CVN-65)">USS <i>Enterprise</i></a> and <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_America_(CV-66)" title="USS America (CV-66)">USS <i>America</i></a>. From December 1970 to 1971, he attended the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Air_Force_Test_Pilot_School" title="U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School">U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School</a> at <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base" title="Edwards Air Force Base">Edwards Air Force Base</a>, California, and was subsequently assigned in January 1972 as an experimental and engineering test pilot in the flight test division at the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Naval_Test_Pilot_School" title="U.S. Naval Test Pilot School" class="mw-redirect">U.S. Naval Test Pilot School</a>, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAS_Patuxent_River" title="NAS Patuxent River" class="mw-redirect">NAS Patuxent River</a>, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>. While there, he participated in the Navy’s preliminary evaluation and Board of Inspection and Survey trials of the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-14_Tomcat" title="F-14 Tomcat" class="mw-redirect">F-14 Tomcat</a> and tested a leading edge slat modification to the F-4 Phantom. He then attended the United States Navy Safety Officer School at <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey,_California" title="Monterey, California">Monterey, California</a>, and completed replacement pilot training in the F-14 Tomcat at NAS Miramar, California. In 1975, Walker was assigned to Fighter Squadron 142 (<a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF-142" title="VF-142">VF-142</a>), stationed at <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAS_Oceana" title="NAS Oceana" class="mw-redirect">NAS Oceana</a>, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, as a fighter pilot and was deployed to the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a> twice aboard the USS <i>America</i>.</p> <p>He logged more than 7,500 hours flying time, with over 6,500 hours in <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_aircraft" title="Jet aircraft">jet aircraft</a>.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="NASA_career">NASA career</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_M._Walker_(astronaut)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: NASA career">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>One of 35 candidates selected by NASA in January 1978 for the new <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_program" title="Space Shuttle program">Space Shuttle program</a>, Walker became an astronaut in August 1979. Among his technical assignments, he served as Astronaut Office Safety Officer; technical assistant to the director of flight crew operations in 1981; a <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_plane" title="Chase plane">chase pilot</a> on <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-1" title="STS-1">STS-1</a>; software verification at the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Avionics_Integration_Laboratory" title="Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory">Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory</a> (SAIL); mission support group leader for <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-5" title="STS-5">STS-5</a> and <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-6" title="STS-6">STS-6</a>; Assistant to the Director, Flight Crew Operations; leader of the astronaut support team at <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center" title="Kennedy Space Center">Kennedy Space Center</a> in 1985; Branch Chief, Space Station Design and Development; and Special Manager for Assembly, Space Station Project Office. From July 1993 to June 1994, Walker was Chief of the Station/Exploration Support Office, Flight Crew Operations Directorate, after which he chaired the JSC Safety Review Board.</p> <p>A veteran of four spaceflights, Walker logged nearly 725 hours in space. He was the pilot on <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-A" title="STS-51-A">STS-51-A</a> in 1984, and was the commander of <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-30" title="STS-30">STS-30</a> in 1989, <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-53" title="STS-53">STS-53</a> in 1992 and <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-69" title="STS-69">STS-69</a> in 1995.</p> <p>Walker was in training to command <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancelled_Space_Shuttle_missions#Cancelled_due_to_the_Challenger_disaster" title="Cancelled Space Shuttle missions" class="mw-redirect">STS-61-G</a>, scheduled for a May 1986 launch when the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster" title="Space Shuttle Challenger disaster"><i>Challenger</i> disaster</a> forced NASA to suspend all Shuttle flights. In 1989, while piloting a NASA <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-38_Talon" title="T-38 Talon" class="mw-redirect">T-38</a> to <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> for ceremonies honoring the crew of STS-30, Walker came within 100 ft (30 m) of striking a <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am" title="Pan Am" class="mw-redirect">Pan Am</a> <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_airliner" title="Jet airliner">jetliner</a>. That encounter and other infractions of NASA flying rules caused him to be grounded from July to September 1990, costing him the command of <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-44" title="STS-44">STS-44</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Spaceflights">Spaceflights</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_M._Walker_(astronaut)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Spaceflights">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-A" title="STS-51-A">STS-51-A</a> <i><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery" title="Space Shuttle Discovery">Discovery</a></i> (November 8–16, 1984) was launched from and returned to land at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. During the mission the crew deployed two satellites, Canada’s <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anik_(satellite)" title="Anik (satellite)">Anik</a> D-2 (<a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telesat" title="Telesat">Telesat H</a>), and Hughes’ LEASAT-1 (<a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncom" title="Syncom">Syncom IV-1</a>). In the first space salvage mission in history, the crew also retrieved for return to Earth the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palapa_B-2" title="Palapa B-2" class="mw-redirect">Palapa B-2</a> and <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WESTAR" title="WESTAR" class="mw-redirect">Westar VI</a> satellites. Mission duration was 127 <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_orbits" title="Earth orbits" class="mw-redirect">Earth orbits</a> in 7 days, 23 hours, 44 minutes, 56 seconds.</p> <p><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-30" title="STS-30">STS-30</a> <i><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Atlantis" title="Space Shuttle Atlantis">Atlantis</a></i> (May 4–8, 1989) was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. During the 4-day mission the crew successfully deployed the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan_probe" title="Magellan probe" class="mw-redirect">Magellan Venus-exploration spacecraft</a>, the first U.S. planetary science mission launched since 1978, and the first planetary probe to be deployed from the Shuttle. Magellan arrived at <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus" title="Venus">Venus</a> in August 1990, and mapped over 95% of the surface of Venus. In addition, the crew also worked on secondary payloads involving fluid research in general, chemistry, and electrical storm studies. Following 64 orbits of the Earth, the STS-30 mission concluded with the first cross-wind landing test of the Shuttle Orbiter at Edwards Air Force Base, California.</p> <p><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-53" title="STS-53">STS-53</a> <i>Discovery</i> (December 2–9, 1992) was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and also returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California. During 115 Earth orbits the five-man crew deployed a classified <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a> payload DOD-1 and then performed several Military-Man-in-Space and NASA experiments. Mission duration was 175 hours, 19 minutes, 17 seconds.</p> <p><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-69" title="STS-69">STS-69</a> <i><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour" title="Space Shuttle Endeavour">Endeavour</a></i> (September 7–18, 1995) was launched from and returned to land at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. During the mission the crew successfully deployed and retrieved a <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SPARTAN_satellite&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SPARTAN satellite (page does not exist)">SPARTAN satellite</a> and the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Shield_Facility" title="Wake Shield Facility">Wake Shield Facility</a>. Also on board was the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker payload, and numerous secondary payloads and medical experiments. Mission duration was 10 days, 20 hours, 28 minutes.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Business_career">Business career</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_M._Walker_(astronaut)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Business career">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>In April 1996, Walker retired from the Navy and left NASA to become vice president for sales and marketing for NDC Voice Communications in <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego,_California" title="San Diego, California" class="mw-redirect">San Diego, California</a>. He joined Ultrafast, Inc. of <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvern,_Pennsylvania" title="Malvern, Pennsylvania">Malvern, Pennsylvania</a> in April 1999 as vice president of aerospace sales. Later he retired to <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCall,_Idaho" title="McCall, Idaho">McCall, Idaho</a>, however he sometimes worked as a consultant to the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospace_Industry" title="Aerospace Industry" class="mw-redirect">Aerospace Industry</a>. In 1998, Walker served as <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_technology" title="Space technology" class="mw-redirect">space technology</a> <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consultant" title="Consultant">consultant</a> on the film <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Impact_(film)" title="Deep Impact (film)">Deep Impact</a>.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_M._Walker_(astronaut)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards and honors">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal" title="Defense Superior Service Medal">Defense Superior Service Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_Medal_of_Achievement" title="National Intelligence Medal of Achievement">National Intelligence Medal of Achievement</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Meritorious_Service_Medal" title="Defense Meritorious Service Medal">Defense Meritorious Service Medals</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Navy Air Medals</a> (6)</li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Effectiveness_Award" title="Battle Effectiveness Award">Battle Efficiency Ribbon</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal" title="Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal">Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="NASA Distinguished Service Medal">NASA Distinguished Service Medals</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Outstanding_Leadership_Medal" title="NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal">NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Space_Flight_Medal" title="NASA Space Flight Medal">NASA Space Flight Medals</a> (4)</li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_Cross_of_Gallantry" title="Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry" class="mw-redirect">Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Service_Medal" title="Vietnam Service Medal">Vietnam Service Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal" title="Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal" class="mw-redirect">Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal</a></li> </ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Organizations">Organizations</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_M._Walker_(astronaut)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Organizations">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul> <li>Associate Fellow of the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Experimental_Test_Pilots" title="Society of Experimental Test Pilots">Society of Experimental Test Pilots</a></li> <li>Senior Member of the <a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Institute_of_Aeronautics_and_Astronautics" title="American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics">American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics</a></li> <li>United States Naval Academy Alumni Association</li> <li><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Eagle_Scout_Association" title="National Eagle Scout Association">National Eagle Scout Association</a></li> <li>Former president of the Idaho Aviation Foundation</li> </ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150211013452/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_M._Walker_(astronaut)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="noprint portal tright" style="border:solid #aaa 1px;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em"> 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