William A. Pailes
William Arthur Pailes | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 26, 1952 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | United States Air Force Academy Texas A&M University |
| Occupation | Computer Scientist |
| Space career | |
| USAF astronaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, USAF Retired |
Time in space | 4d 01h 44 m |
| Selection | 1982 USAF Group |
| Missions | STS-51-J |
Mission insignia | |
William Arthur Pailes (Colonel, USAF) (born June 26, 1952) is a former USAF astronaut in the Manned Spaceflight Engineer Program during the mid-1980s. He served as a payload specialist on STS-51-J Atlantis (October 3–7, 1985).