NAME:  Mark C. Lee (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF)
       NASA Astronaut
 
BIRTHPLACE AND DATE:  Born August 14, 1952, in Viroqua, Wisconsin.  His
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Lee, reside in Viroqua, Wisconsin.
 
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:  Blonde hair; blue eyes; 6 feet; 200 pounds.
 
EDUCATION:  Graduated from Viroqua High School, Viroqua, Wisconsin, in 1970;
received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the U.S. Air
Force Academy in 1974, and a master of science degree in mechanical engineering
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980.
 
MARITAL STATUS:  Married to astronaut Jan Davis.  Her parents, Bryce and Dolly
Davis, reside in Huntsville, Alabama.
 
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS:  He enjoys jogging, swimming, carpentry, furniture
refinishing, and farming.
 
ORGANIZATIONS:  Registered professional engineer in the State of Colorado.
Member of the American Angus Association.
 
SPECIAL HONORS:  Defense Superior Service Medal, Air Force Meritorious Service
Medal, 2 Air Force Commendation Medals, NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Public
Service Group Achievement Award, and NASA Exceptional Service Medal.
 
EXPERIENCE:  Following pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, and
F-4 upgrade at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Lee spent 2-1/2 years at Okinawa
Air Base, Japan, flying F-4's in the 25th Tactical Fighter Squadron.  Following
this assignment, he began his studies at MIT in 1979 specializing in
graphite/epoxy advanced composite materials.  After graduation in 1980, he was
assigned to Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, in the Airborne Warning and
Control System (AWACS) Program Office, as the operational support manager.  His
responsibilities included resolving mechanical and material deficiencies which
affected the mission readiness of the AWACS aircraft.  In 1982 he returned to
flying, upgrading in the F-16 and serving as Executive Officer for the 388th
Deputy Commander for Operations, and as Flight Commander in the 4th Tactical
Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, until his selection as an
astronaut candidate.
 
He has logged 2,750 hours flying time, predominantly in the T-38, F-4 and F-16
aircraft.
 
NASA EXPERIENCE:  Lee was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in May
1984.  In June 1985 he completed a one year training and evaluation program,
qualifying him  for assignment as a mission specialist on future Space Shuttle
flight crews.  His technical responsibilities within the Astronaut Office have
included Extravehicular activity (EVA), the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), and
Spacelab.  He has taken part in the planning and simulation for several EVA
missions and served as the support crew member for mission 51-I, Leasat
retrieval and repair.  Lee has also served as a Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM)
in the Mission Control Center, as Lead Cape Crusader at the Kennedy Space
Center, and as Chief of Astronaut Appearances.
 
Lee was a mission specialist on the crew of STS-30, which launched from Kennedy
Space Center, Florida, on May 4, 1989, aboard the Orbiter Atlantis.  During
this four day mission, crew members successfully deployed the Magellan
Venus-exploration spacecraft, the first U.S. planetary science mission launched
since 1978, and the first planetary probe to be deployed from the Shuttle.
Magellan arrived at Venus in August 1990, and will map over 85% of the surface
of Venus, for the first time, using synthetic aperture.  In addition, crew
members also worked on secondary payloads involving life sciences and
crystals.  Following 64 orbits of the earth, the STS-30 mission concluded with
a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California on May 8, 1989.  With the
completion of his first flight, he has logged a total of 97 hours in space.
 
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT:  Lee is assigned as payload commander on STS-47,
Spacelab-J.  In this capacity he has overall crew responsibility for the
planning, integration, and on-orbit coordination of payload/Space Shuttle
activities.  This cooperative mission between the United States and Japan,
includes 35 Japanese life science and materials processing experiments as well
as U.S. sponsored experiments in several life science areas.  STS-47 is
scheduled for launch in September 1992.
 
MAY 1992