NAME:  Gregory J. Harbaugh (Mr.)
       NASA Astronaut
 
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE:  Born April 15, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio, but
Willoughby, Ohio, is his hometown.  His mother, Mrs. Alice Harbaugh,
resides in Miami, Florida.  His father, Mr. Thomas Harbaugh, is
deceased.
 
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:  Brown hair; brown eyes; 5 feet 11 inches; 165
pounds.
 
EDUCATION:  Graduated from Willoughby South High School in 1974;
received a bachelor of science degree in Aeronautical and
Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1978, and a master
of science degree in physical science from University of Houston-Clear
Lake in 1986.
 
MARITAL STATUS:  Married to the former Carol Ann Saunders of St.
Louis, Missouri.  Her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Warren Saunders, reside in
Houston, Texas.
 
CHILDREN:  Kelly Allison, February 4, 1988; Dana Claire, June 11,
1990.
 
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS:  He enjoys flying, gardening, basketball,
running and snow skiing.
 
ORGANIZATIONS:  Member, Sigma Chi Fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa,
Sigma Gamma Tau.
 
SPECIAL HONORS:  Recipient of several NASA Achievement Awards.
 
NASA EXPERIENCE:  Harbaugh came to NASA's Johnson Space Flight Center
upon graduation from Purdue.  Since 1978 he has held engineering and
technical management positions in various areas of Space Shuttle
flight operations.  Mr. Harbaugh supported real-time Shuttle flight
operations from Mission Control for most of the flights from STS-1
through STS 51-L.  He served as Lead Data Processing Systems (DPS)
Officer for STS-9 (Spacelab-1) and STS 41-D, Orbit DPS for STS 41-B
and STS 41-C, and Ascent/Entry DPS for STS 41-G.  He also served as
Shuttle Planning and Analysis (SPAN) Manager for several of the
flights from STS 51-A through STS 51-L.  In this capacity he acted as
the senior flight controller interface with the engineering community
in addressing issues requiring real-time resolution.
 
Mr. Harbaugh also has a commercial pilot's license (with instrument
rating), and approximately 1,000 hours total flying time.
 
Selected by NASA in June 1987, Harbaugh became an astronaut in August
1988.  He is qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on
future Space Shuttle flight crews.  His technical assignments to date
have included work in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory
(SAIL), astronaut office point of contact for the Remote Manipulator
System (RMS), and working telerobotics systems development for Space
Station Freedom.
 
Mr. Harbaugh flew as a mission specialist (MS-1) on the Space Shuttle
Discovery on STS-39, from April 28 through May 6, 1991.  This
eight-day, dual shift, unclassified Department of Defense mission
involved research for the Strategic Defense Initiative.  Mr. Harbaugh
was responsible for operation of the RMS and the Infrared Background
Signature Survey (IBSS) spacecraft during his shift, and he was one of
two EVA crewmen trained for Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) in the
event of a contingency requiring a space walk.
 
With completion of this mission, Mr. Harbaugh logged a total of 199
hours in space.
 
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT:  Mr. Harbaugh is assigned as a mission specialist
on the crew of STS-54.  This six-day mission will feature the
deployment of TDRS-F and is scheduled for launch late in 1992.
 
APRIL 1992