NAME:  Steven (Steve) L. Smith,
       NASA Astronaut

BIRTHPLACE AND DATE:  Born December 30, 1958, in Phoenix, Arizona but
  considers San Jose, California to be his hometown.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:

EDUCATION:  Graduated from Leland High School in San Jose in
1977; received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
from Stanford University in 1981; received a master's degree
in electrical engineering in 1982 from Stanford; and received
a master's degree in business administration in 1987 from
Stanford.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
        Smith worked for IBM in the Large Scale Integration
Technology Group in San Jose from 1982-1985, working on the
development of electron beam chemical and lithographic
processes for semiconductors.  After a leave to pursue
graduate studies, Smith returned to IBM's Hardware and
Systems Management Group in Santa Clara, Calif., as a product
manager for voice and telephony products.

        Smith joined NASA in 1989, serving in the Payload
Operations Branch, Mission Operations Directorate, at the
Johnson Space Center.  He supported STS-37, STS-48, and STS-
49 as a Payload Officer in Mission Control before his
selection as an astronaut.   He completed one year of astronaut
candidate training in August, 1993.  From April to November 1993, 
he served as the Astronaut Office representative for the Space
Shuttle main engines, the solid rocket boosters, and the external
tank.  STS-68 is is first space flight.