Paul Scully-Power
Paul Desmond Scully-Power AM (born 28 May 1944) is an Australian-American oceanographer and astronaut. In 1984, he flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-41-G as a payload specialist. At the time, he was a civilian employee of the United States Naval Undersea Warfare Center. He was the first Australian-born person to journey into space. He was also the first astronaut with a beard.
During his time in space, Scully-Power was able to confirm spiral eddies existed. He also saw them with the naked eye.
Scully-Power was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He is married and has six children.[1]
Paul Scully-Power Media
- STSGpatch
References
- ↑ "Astronaut Biography: Paul Scully-Power". Spacefacts.de. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
Other websites
- Paul Scully-Power NASA biography
This short article about a person from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.