United States Air Force

William A. Pailes

United States of America

William A. Pailes
Retired

Biography

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William Arthur Pailes (Colonel, USAF) (born June 26, 1952) was a USAF astronaut in the Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s. He served as a Payload Specialist on STS-51-J Atlantis (October 3–7, 1985).

Type

Payload Specialist

Age

73

Date of Birth

June 26, 1952

First Flight

October 3, 1985

Last Flight

October 3, 1985

Career Stats

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1

Flights

1

Landings

0

Spacewalks

P4DT1H44M30S

Time in Space

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