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Astronauts with MVL ties
Dates Name MVL status
2002- Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Ph.D. Professor
Jeff was a Mission Specialist on STS-51-D, STS-35, STS-46, STS-61, STS-75. STS-61 was the first Hubble telescope repair mission.
     
1993-4 Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow
Steve is an active astronaut, having last flown as a Mission Specialist on STS-114 in 2005.
     
1978-9 Byron K. Lichtenberg, Sc.D Graduate student
Sc.D, 1979, Biomedical Engr.
Byron is currently a Southwest Airlines 737 pilot and engineering consultant. He was America's first payload specialist on STS-9 and later flew on STS-45.
     
1977-8 Col. Kenneth D. Cameron Undergraduate researcher
Ken is currently Executive Director, Houston Operations, for Hughes Training, Inc..