Paul Scully-Power
Paul Desmond Scully-Power AM is an American oceanographer. While a civilian employee of the United States Naval Undersea Warfare Center, he flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-41-G as a Payload Specialist. He was the first Australian-born person to journey into space, and the first astronaut with a beard. Scully-Power was born 28 May 1944 in Sydney, Australia, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1982. He graduated, bachelor of science degree, honors, post graduate diploma of education, honors in applied mathematics while residing at St John\'s College, University of Sydney. Scully-Power has spent extensive time at sea. He took part in 24 scientific cruises, 13 of which he was chief scientist. Scully-Power is considered a world expert in remote sensing: visible, infra-red, radar and acoustic and has earned the highest degree in science, a Doctor of Science in Applied Mathematics for his work. He has published over ninety international scientific reports and technical journal articles, including the Bakerian Lecture of the Royal Society. He has been a major contributor to the US Navy’s warfare appraisal and surveillance strategies, and was recognised by the University of Sydney in 1995 as its Distinguished Graduate. He discovered the phenomenon of ocean spiral eddies.
Spaceflights:
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-41G PSP 05.10. - 13.10.1984 8d 05h 23m
Total 8d 05h 23m
