Bachelor of science in naval sciences from U.S. Naval Academy, 1958; master of science in electrical engineering from Stanford University, 1965; master degree in business administration from the University of Houston-Clearlake, 1987; Captain, USN, Ret.; Co-investigator for development and building of the MMU; hobbies: Electronics, photography, scuba diving, swimming, flying, cross country skiing; he later worked with Martin Marietta; later chief scientist with Lockheed Martin's Advanced Space Transportation office.