
PERSONAL
DATA: Born July 27, 1961 in Manchester, Connecticut,
but considers Tolland, Connecticut, to be his hometown. Married. Two
children. Enjoys running, skiing, hiking, sailing, amateur astronomy,
playing guitar. His parents, Daniel and Joan Burbank, reside in Tolland,
Connecticut. His sister, Suzanne Burbank, resides in Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
EDUCATION:
Graduated from Tolland High School, Tolland, Connecticut, in 1979; received
a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the U.S.
Coast Guard Academy in 1985, and a master of science degree in aeronautical
science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1990.
ORGANIZATIONS:
National Space Society; Order of Daedalians; U.S. Coast Guard Pterodactyls;
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association.
AWARDS:
Air Medal, 2 Coast Guard Commendation Medals, Coast Guard Achievement
Medal, 2 Coast Guard Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbons, 3
Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendations, National Defense Service
Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, various other service awards.
SPECIAL
HONORS: Awarded
the Orville Wright Achievement Award and honorary membership in the
Order of Daedalians as the top naval flight training graduate during
the period January 1 to June 30, 1988. Awarded Texas Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution Achievement Award as the top Coast
Guard graduate of flight training for the year 1988.
EXPERIENCE:
Burbank received his commission from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in
May 1985, and was assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin (WHEC
721) as Deck Watch Officer and Law Enforcement/Boarding Officer. In
January 1987, he reported to naval flight training at Pensacola, Florida,
and graduated in February 1988. Burbank was then assigned to Coast Guard
Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where he became an Aircraft
Commander in the HH-3F Pelican and then an Aircraft Commander/Instructor
Pilot in the HH-60J Jayhawk. While at Elizabeth City, he completed training
in Aviation Maintenance/Administration in preparation for assignment
as an Aeronautical Engineering Officer. He also earned a master's degree
in aeronautical science. In July 1992, Burbank was assigned to Coast
Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, as the Rotary Wing Engineering
Officer and HH-60J Aircraft Commander/Instructor Pilot. In May 1995,
he was assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Alaska, as the Aeronautical
Engineering Officer and HH-60J Aircraft Commander. Burbank has logged
over 3,000 flight hours, primarily in Coast Guard helicopters, and has
flown more than 1,800 missions including over 300 search and rescue
missions.
NASA
EXPERIENCE:
Selected by NASA in April 1996, Burbank reported to the Johnson Space
Center in August 1996. Having completed two years of training and evaluation,
he is qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. Burbank
has worked technical issues for the Astronaut Office Operations Planning
Branch, and the International Space Station. He flew as a mission specialist
on STS-106 and has logged over 283 hours in space.
SPACE
FLIGHT EXPERIENCE:
STS-106 Atlantis (September 8-20, 2000). During the 12-day mission,
the crew successfully prepared the International Space Station for the
arrival of the first permanent crew. The five astronauts and two cosmonauts
delivered more than 6,600 pounds of supplies and installed batteries,
power converters, oxygen generation equipment and a treadmill on the
Space Station. Two crew members performed a space walk in order to connect
power, data and communications cables to the newly arrived Zvesda Service
Module and the Space Station. STS-106 orbited the Earth 185 times, and
covered 4.9 million miles in 11 days, 19 hours, and 10 minutes.
OCTOBER
2000