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We have more film to shoot so you know, we'll just keep shooting film up here
Thunderstorms delay shuttle's homecoming Jun 17, 2002
It would be tremendously hard to prepare yourself for a year-and-a-half-long mission
Astronauts set new U.S. spaceflight record Jun 12, 2002
It's not something that set out to do, break a record like this
Astronauts set new U.S. spaceflight record Jun 12, 2002
I'm happy to say the ... lab is in excellent condition and is soon to be even better
Alarms interrupts station ceremony Jun 10, 2002
We're hearing a pretty loud noise, kind of a growling ... from inside the node
NASA working around station gyro failure Jun 08, 2002
Carl Erwin Walz (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) is a former NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced Programs Group as Vice President for Human Space Flight Operations. Walz was formerly assigned to the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. He was the Acting Director for the Advanced Capabilities Division in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, and was responsible for a broad range of activities to include Human Research, Technology Development, Nuclear Power and Propulsion and the Lunar Robotic Exploration Programs to support the Vision for Space Exploration.
Born September 6, 1955, in Cleveland, Ohio. Married to the former Pamela J. Glady of Lyndhurst, Ohio. They have two children. He enjoys piano and vocal music, sports, and was the lead singer for Max Q, a rock-n-roll band comprising astronauts.
Graduated from Charles F. Brush High School, Lyndhurst, Ohio, in 1973; received a bachelor of science degree in physics from Kent State University, Ohio, in 1977, and a master of science in solid state physics from John Carroll University, Ohio, in 1979.