NAME:  Kenneth D. Cameron (Lieutenant Colonel, USMC)
       NASA Astronaut
 
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE:  Born November 29, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio.  His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Cameron, reside in Westport, Connecticut.
 
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:  Brown hair; blue eyes; 5 feet 11 inches; 180 pounds.
 
EDUCATION:  Graduated from Rocky River High School, Rocky River, Ohio, in 1967;
received a bachelor of science degree in aeronautics and astronautics from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1978, and a master of science degree
in aeronautics and astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
1979.
 
MARITAL STATUS:  Married to the former Michele Renee Fulford of Pensacola,
Florida.  Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Fulford, Jr., reside in Pensacola,
Florida.
 
CHILDREN:  Robert Ian, November 1, 1983; Edward Ellison, March 28, 1987.
 
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS:  He enjoys flying, athletics, hunting, fishing,
woodworking, reading, and amateur radio.
 
SPECIAL HONORS:  Recipient of the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat "V",
Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Citation, Vietnamese
Meritorious Unit Citation, the Admiral Louis de Flores Award (MIT), and a C. S.
Draper Laboratory Fellowship.
 
EXPERIENCE:  Cameron enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1969 at Parris Island,
South Carolina.  Following duty at Camp Lejune he earned a Commission in the
Marine Corps in 1970 at Officer's Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia.
After graduating from the Officer's Basic Infantry Course and Vietnamese
Language School he was assigned to the Republic of Vietnam for a one year tour
of duty as a Platoon Commander with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and,
later, with the Marine Security Guards at the U.S. Embassy, Saigon.  Upon his
return to the United States he served as Executive Officer, "I" Company, 3rd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, at Camp Lejune, North Carolina.  He reported to
Pensacola, Florida, in 1972, for flight training, receiving his Naval Aviator
wings in 1973.  He was then assigned to Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma,
Arizona, for duty in Marine Attack Squadron 223, flying A-4M Skyhawks.  In
1976, Cameron was reassigned to the Massachusetts Institue of Technology, where
he participated in the Marine College Degree and Advanced Degree Programs.
Upon graduation, he was assigned to flying duty with Marine Aircraft Group 12
in Iwakuni, Japan.  He was subsequently assigned to the Pacific Missile Test
Center in 1980, and, in 1982, to the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, Patuxent
River, Maryland.  Following graduation in 1983, he was assigned as project
officer and test pilot in the F/A-18, A-4, and OV-10 airplanes with the Systems
Engineering Test Directorate at the Naval Air Test Center.
 
He has logged over 3,400 hours flying time in 46 different types of aircraft.
 
NASA EXPERIENCE:  Selected by NASA in May 1984, Cameron became an astronaut in
June 1985.  His technical assignments have included work on Tethered Satellite
Payload, flight software testing in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory
(SAIL), launch support activities at Kennedy Space Center, and Capsule
Communicator (CAPCOM) for STS-28, 29, 30, 33 & 34.
 
Cameron flew his first mission as pilot on the crew of STS-37.  This mission
was launched on April 5, 1991 and featured the deployment of the Gamma Ray
Observatory for the purpose of exploring gamma ray sources throughout the
universe.  Atlantis landed on April 11, 1991.
 
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT:  Cameron will command the crew of STS-56, carrying
ATLAS-2.  During this nine-day mission the crew Endeavour will conduct
atmospheric and solar studies in order to better understand the effect of solar
activity on the Earth's climate and environment.  STS-56 is scheduled for
launch in early 1993.
 
APRIL 1992