Former astronaut, UV imaging telescope specialist diesRICHARD STEWART Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle May 11, 2008 Updated: Aug. 8, 2011 12:50 p.m.
Former space shuttle payload specialist Ronald Parise died at his home in Silver Springs, Md., Friday after a three-year battle with brain cancer. He was 56.
An astronomer and computer specialist, Parise was a developer of the UltraViolet Imaging Telescope. He flew on two Space Shuttle missions in 1990 and 1995 that used the telescope to study stars and other celestial objects.
He was born May 24, 1951, in Warren, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Youngstown State University and master's and doctorate degrees in astronomy from the University of Florida.
Always interested in science and technology, he first earned his amateur radio license at age 11 and remained active in radio using the call sign WA4SIR, his wife, Cecelia said.
As a teenager, he became active in the Mahoning Valley Astronomical Society and built two telescopes. He also learned to fly and enjoyed piloting small aircraft until his disease became advanced, his wife said. (...)
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