Background
Mercier, Daniel Edmond was born on December 7, 1950 in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. Son of Donald Lewis and Lillian Pearl (Long) Mercier.
military officer Astronautical engineer
Mercier, Daniel Edmond was born on December 7, 1950 in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. Son of Donald Lewis and Lillian Pearl (Long) Mercier.
Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1972. Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio, 1978.
Second in command Lieutenant, Air Force, 1972; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, Air Force, 1988; trajectory analyst, Strategic Air Command, Omaha, 1972-1977; acquisition officer, Space Systems Division, Los Angeles, 1978-1980; acquisition officer, Ballistic Missile Office, San Bernadino, California, 1980-1982; assistant professor, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, 1982-1986; test manager, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Albuquerque, 1986-1989; Milstar test director, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Albuquerque, 1989-1993; MILSATCOM test director, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Albuquerque, 1993-1995; commander AFOTEC detachment 4, United States Air Force, Colorado Springs, since 1995.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, International Test and Evaluation Association.
Married Diane Lynn Sawyer, June 12, 1976.