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He is married to Nadine Wielgopolski of [[Hull, Quebec]]. They have three children. He enjoys [[hiking]], [[canoeing]], [[aviation|flying]], [[parachuting]] and [[gymnastics]].

==Biography==

===Early life===

MacLean attended [[Merivale High School]] in Ottawa. He received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[physics]] in 1977 and a [[doctorate]] in physics in 1983 from [[York University]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]]. In 1977, he received the President’s Award at York University (Murray G. Ross Award). He is a recipient of a [[Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council]] post graduate scholarship in 1980, two Ontario graduate scholarships, one in 1981 and the other in 1982, and a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council postdoctoral fellowship in 1983.

He is an honorary fellow of [[Norman Bethune College]] of York University and president of the board of directors for the [[Mont Megantic Observatory]] project.

From 1974 to 1976, MacLean worked in sports administration and public relations at York University. From 1976 to 1977, he was a member of the Canadian National gymnastics team. He taught part-time at York University from 1980 to 1983. In 1983, he became a visiting scholar at [[Stanford University]] under [[Nobel prize|Nobel]] Laureate [[Arthur Leonard Schawlow|A.L. Schawlow]]. He is a laser-physicist, and his research has included work on [[electro-optics]], laser-induced fluorescence of particles and crystals and multi-photon laser spectroscopy.

===Astronaut===

In December 1983, MacLean was one of six astronauts selected by the [[Canadian Space Agency]] (CSA). He began astronaut training in February 1984 and, in December 1985, was designated as the Canadian Payload Specialist to fly with the CANEX-2 set of Canadian experiments in space. His mission, [[STS-52]], took place [[October 22]] to [[November 1]], 1992.

From 1988 to 1991, he was astronaut adviser to the Strategic Technologies in Automation & Robotics Program (STEAR).

From 1987 to 1993, he was program manager of the Advanced Space Vision System (SVS). In July 1992, NASA agreed to outfit the shuttle fleet with an operational version of the Orbiter Space Vision System (OSVS) which will give eyes to the [[Canadarm]] on board the space shuttle, and the Advanced Vision Unit (AVU) which will be used with the Mobile Servicing System (MSS). The MSS is Canada’s contribution to the [[International Space Station]]. MacLean was Program Manager for the OSVS until his interim assignment, in July 1993, to a collateral duty as Science Advisor for the International Space Station.

In 1993, he became an adjunct professor at the [[University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies]].

In April 1994, he was appointed acting director-general of the Canadian astronaut program. In July 1996 he was selected to attend NASA’s Astronaut Candidate Training at [[Johnson Space Center]] in [[Houston, Texas]]. Having completed two years of training and evaluation, he is qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. MacLean was initially assigned technical duties in the astronaut office robotics branch. More recently, he served as a [[Capsule communicator|CAPCOM]] (spacecraft communicator) in the JSC Mission Control Center.

MacLean served as a Mission Specialist on [[STS-115]], which launched on [[September 9]], [[2006]] and returned on [[September 21]], [[2006]]. He became the first Canadian to operate the robotic arm [[Canadarm2]]. On [[September 13]], he performed his first spacewalk, a 7 hour EVA to activate the solar panels on the P3/4 truss - the second Canadian to do so, after [[Chris Hadfield]].

===Honours===

In 1993, he received an honorary doctorate from the [[Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean]] in [[Quebec]], York University, [[Acadia University]] in [[Wolfville]]. In September 2006, Steve MacLean Public School was opened in Ottawa, named after him.

==External links==

*[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/maclean.html NASA astronaut biography]

*[http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/international/english/maclean_steven.htm Spacefacts biography of Steven MacLean]

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