NAME:  Brian Duffy (Major, USAF)
       NASA Astronaut
 
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE:  Born June 20, 1953, in Boston, Massachusetts.  His
mother, Mrs. Anne C. Duffy, resides in Hingham, Massachusetts.  His father, Mr.
Daniel E. Duffy, is deceased.
 
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:  Brown hair; brown eyes; 6 feet; 175 pounds.
 
EDUCATION:  Graduated from Rockland High School, Rockland, Massachusetts, in
1971;  received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from the United
States Air Force (USAF) Academy in 1975, and a master of science degree in
systems management from the University of Southern California in 1981.
 
MARITAL STATUS:  Married to the former Janet M. Helms of West Lafayette,
Indiana.  Her parents, Mr. & Mrs. John J. Helms, reside in Ft. Myers, Florida.
 
CHILDREN:  Shaun Patrick, January 25, 1981; Shannon Marie, November 3, 1982.
 
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS:  He enjoys golf, jogging, and racquetball.
 
ORGANIZATIONS:  Member of the U.S. Air Force Academy Association of Graduates,
Air Force Association, and the Association of Space Explorers.
 
SPECIAL HONORS:  Distinguished Graduate of USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training
where he was awarded the UPT Flying Training Award.  Distinguished Graduate of
USAF Test Pilot School Class 82B.  Awarded the Air Force Meritorious Service
Medal, and the Air Force Commendation Medal.
 
EXPERIENCE:  Duffy graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1975.  He
completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi,
in 1976, and was selected to fly the F-15.  He was stationed at Langley Air
Force Base, Virginia, until 1979.  At the end of 1979 he transferred to Kadena
Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.  He flew F-15's there until 1982 when he was selected
to attend the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School.  Following graduation, he
served as the Director of F-15 Tests at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
 
He has logged over 3,000 hours of flight time in more than 25 different
aircraft.
 
NASA EXPERIENCE:  Selected by NASA in June 1985, Duffy became an astronaut in
July 1986, and is qualified for assignment as a pilot on future Space Shuttle
flight crews.  In his initial technical assignment, he participated in the
development and testing of computer software to be used on future Shuttle
flights.  Duffy next served as Technical Assistant to the Director of Flight
Crew Operations.  Since then, he has developed displays and flight crew
procedures used during the ascent phase, and served as spacecraft communicator
(CAPCOM) in Mission Control during a number of Space Shuttle missions.  He was
the pilot on the crew of STS-45 (March 24 - April 2, 1992), the first of the
Atlas series of missions to address the atmosphere and its interaction with the
Sun.  With the completion of this mission he logged over 214 hours in space.
 
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT:  Duffy will pilot STS-57, a flight to retrieve the EURECA
satellite and the first flight of the SPACEHAB module.  STS-57 is scheduled for
launch in mid-1993.
 
APRIL 1992