William Pailes

William Arthur Pailes (Colonel, USAF) born June 26, 1952 in Hackensack, New Jersey. In 1974 Pailes received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado four years later.
From 1974 to 1975 he attended pilot training at the Williams Air Force Base, Arizona where he trained as a HC-130 rescue pilot in the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service. In 1978, he attended the Squadron Officer School.
Pailes received his Master of Science degree in Computer Science at Texas A&M University in 1981.

Spaceflights:
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-51J Atlantis PS 03.10. - 07.10.1985 4d 01h 44m
Total 4d 01h 44m