Stephen N. Frick, class of 1986:

He was born September 30, 1964, in <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100101101000981" title="Pittsburgh" href="/topic/us/pennsylvania/allegheny-county-%28pennsylvania%29/pittsburgh-PLGEO100101101000981.topic">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania. Hometown: Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. He received a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="OREDU0000149" title="United States Naval Academy" href="/topic/education/colleges-universities/united-states-naval-academy-OREDU0000149.topic">US Naval Academy</a> in 1986, and a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1994. Frick participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, flying 26 combat missions from the Red Sea to targets in Iraq and Kuwait. A veteran of two spaceflights, Captain Frick has logged over 565 hours in space. He served as pilot on STS-110 in 2002, and was the crew commander on STS-122 in 2008.

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He was born September 30, 1964, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hometown: Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. He received a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the US Naval Academy in 1986, and a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1994. Frick participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, flying 26 combat missions from the Red Sea to targets in Iraq and Kuwait. A veteran of two spaceflights, Captain Frick has logged over 565 hours in space. He served as pilot on STS-110 in 2002, and was the crew commander on STS-122 in 2008.

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