Background
Phillips, John L. was born on April 15, 1951 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States.
Phillips, John L. was born on April 15, 1951 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Russian, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1972. Master of Science in Aeronautical Systems, University Würzburg. Florida, 1974; Master of Science in Geophysics and Space Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1984.
Doctor of Philosophy in Geophysics and Space Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1987.
Commissioned ensign United States Navy, Annapolis, 1972. Advanced through grades to Captain United States Naval Reserve. Navy Corsair pilot United States Navy, Lemoor, California, 1975—1976, resigned, 1982.
Postgrad studies University of California at Los Angeles, 1982—1989. Oppenheimer fellow Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, 1987—1989, researcher, 1989—1993. Principal investigator Solar Wind Plasma Experiment aboard Ulysses Spacecraft, 1993—1996.
Navy reservist, as A-7 pilot, 1982—2002. Retired as Captain United States Naval Reserve, 2002. Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, since 1996.
Ascent/entry flight engineer STS-100 Endeavour, 2001. Flight engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration science officer Expedition 11, 2005. Mission specialist STS-119 Discovery Mission, 2009.
Married Laura Jean Doell. 2 children.