NAME:  Andrew M. Allen (Major, USMC)
       NASA Astronaut
 
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE:  Born August 4, 1955, in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.  His father, Charles A. Allen, resides in Richboro,
Pennsylvania.  His mother, Loretta T. Allen, is deceased.
 
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:  Black hair; brown eyes; 6 feet; 185 pounds.
 
EDUCATION:  Graduated from Archbishop Wood High School, Warminster,
Pennsylvania, in 1973; received a bachelor of science degree in
Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University in 1977.
 
MARITAL STATUS:  Married to the former Juliet F. Walshe of Glen Rock,
New Jersey.  Her parents, Frank and Dorothea Zurla, reside in Glen
Rock.
 
CHILDREN:  Jessica Marie, July 19, 1985. Meredith Frances, January 9,
1990.
 
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS:  He enjoys woodworking, racquetball, and
weightlifting.
 
SPECIAL HONORS:  Recipient of Single Mission Air Medal.
 
EXPERIENCE:  Allen was a member of the Navy ROTC unit, and received
his commission in the United States Marine Corps at Villanova
University in 1977.  Following graduation from flight school, he flew
F-4 Phantoms, from 1980-1983, with VMFA-312 at Marine Corps Air
Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina.  He was selected by
Headquarters Marine Corps for fleet introduction of the F/A-18 Hornet,
and was assigned to VMFA-531 in MCAS El Toro, California, from 1983 to
1986.  During his stay in VMFA-531, he was assigned as the Squadron
Operations Officer, and also attended and graduated from the Marine
Weapons & Tactics Instructor Course, and the Naval Fighter Weapons
School (Top Gun).  A 1987 graduate of the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School
at Patuxent River, Maryland, he was a test pilot under instruction
when advised of his selection to the astronaut program.
 
He has logged over 3,000 flight hours, and has flown over 30 different
aircraft.
 
NASA EXPERIENCE:  Selected by NASA in June 1987, Allen became an
astronaut in August 1988, and is qualified for assignment as a pilot
on future Space Shuttle flight crews.  His technical assignments have
included Shuttle Landing and Rollout, in which he was the Astronaut
Office representative for all issues related to landing sites, landing
and deceleration hardware, including improvements to nosewheel
steering, brakes and tires, and drag chute design.  He currently is
assigned to the Shuttle Avionics integration Laboratory (SAIL) which
oversees, checks and verifies all Shuttle flight control software and
avionics programs.
 
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT:  Major Allen is assigned as the pilot on the crew
of STS-46.  This seven day mission will feature the deployment of the
European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA), an ESA-sponsored free-flying
science platform, and will also demonstrate the Tethered Satellite
System (TSS), a joint project between NASA and the Italian Space
Agency.  STS-46 is scheduled for launch in the summer of 1992.
 
APRIL 1992