Portrait of Carl Meade Courtesy of NASA

Carl Meade is an astronaut who was born on November 16, 1950, in Illinois.

Meade became an astronaut in 1985. He has spent over 712 hours on 3 spacecraft.

In 1990, Meade made his first spaceflight aboard STS-38. This was a Department of Defense mission. Meade flew aboard STS-50 in 1992. This 14-day mission carried the first Microgravity Lab.

In 1994, Meade flew aboard STS-64. He made a 4-hours spacewalk during this mission.