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Pilots

Andrew M. Allen
Andrew M. Allen
Andrew Michael "Andy" Allen is a retired United States Astronaut. A former United States Marine Corps aviator and Lt. Colonel, he worked as a test pilot before joining NASA in 1987. He flew three shuttle missions before retiring in 1997....

**RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-46 STS-46 STS-46 was a NASA space shuttle mission using orbiter Atlantis and launched on 31 July 1992 at 9:56:48 am EDT.-Crew:-Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: *Apogee:...		Pilot
STS-62 STS-62 STS-62 was a Space Shuttle program mission flown aboard . The primary payloads were the USMP-02 microgravity experiments package and the OAST-2 engineering and technology payload, both in the orbiter's cargo bay. The two-week mission also featured a number of biomedical experiments focusing on the...		Pilot
STS-75 STS-75 STS-75 was a United States Space Shuttle mission, the 19th mission of the Columbia orbiter.-Crew:-Mission parameters:Mass: payloadPerigee: Apogee: Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 90.5 min-Mission objective:...		Commander

Kenneth D. Bowersox **RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-50 STS-50 -Backup crew:-Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 90.6 min- Mission highlights:...		Pilot
STS-61 STS-61 STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission launched on 2 December 1993 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission restored the spaceborne observatory's vision, marred by spherical aberration, with the...		Pilot
STS-73 STS-73 STS-73 was a Space Shuttle program mission, during October–November 1995. The mission was the second mission for the United States Microgravity Laboratory. The crew, who spent 16 days in space, were broken up into 2 teams, the red team and the blue team...		Commander
STS-82 STS-82 STS-82 was a Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission by Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 11 February 1997 and returned to earth on 21 February 1997 at Kennedy Space Center.-Crew:...		Commander
STS-113 STS-113 STS-113 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. During the 14-day mission in late 2002, Endeavour and its crew extended the ISS backbone with the P1 truss and exchanged the Expedition 5 and Expedition 6 crews aboard the station... ISS ISS The ISS is the International Space Station.ISS may also refer to:* I See Stars, an American electronic rock band* ISS A/S, a Danish service company* Idea Star Singer, a Malayalam music reality show by Asianet TV... Expedition 6 Expedition 6 Expedition 6 was the sixth expedition to the International Space Station. It was the last three man crew to reside on the station until the arrival of STS-121...	Soyuz TMA-1 Soyuz TMA-1 -Mission parameters:Mass: 7,220 kg , gross Perigee: 193 km Apogee: 235 km Inclination: 51.6° Period: 88.7 minutes-Docking with ISS:Docked to ISS: November 1, 2002, 05:01 UTC...	Mission Specialist 3 ISS Commander

Curtis L. Brown, Jr.
Curtis Brown
Curtis Lee "Curt" Brown, Jr. is an engineer, former NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force Colonel.Colonel Brown graduated from East Bladen High School in Elizabethtown, North Carolina in 1974 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the United States...

**RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-47 STS-47 STS-47 was the 50th Space Shuttle mission of the program, as well as the second mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission mainly involved conducting experiments in life and material sciences.-Crew:-Backup crew:-Mission parameters:* Mass:...		Pilot
STS-66 STS-66 STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-66 launched on 3 November 1994 at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center...		Pilot
STS-77 STS-77 STS-77 was the 77th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission began from launch pad 39B from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 19 May 1996 lasting 10 days and 40 minutes and completing 161 revolutions before landing on runway 33.-Crew:-Mission...		Pilot
STS-85 STS-85 STS-85 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 7 August 1997.-Crew:-Crew notes:...		Commander
STS-95 STS-95 STS-95 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 29 October 1998. It was the 25th flight of Discovery and the 92nd mission flown since the start of the Space Shuttle program in April 1981. It was a highly publicized mission due to former Project Mercury...		Commander
STS-103 STS-103 STS-103 was a Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission by Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 19 December 1999 and returned on 27 December 1999.-Crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass:...		Commander

Kevin P. Chilton
Kevin P. Chilton
Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton , is an engineer and a former United States Air Force four-star general. His last assignment was as Commander, U.S. Strategic Command from October 3, 2007 to January 28, 2011. Prior to his appointment to general officer ranks, Chilton spent 11 years of his military...

**RETIRED**, but still in USAF
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-49 STS-49 -Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 28.35°Period: 90.6 min-Space walks: Thuot and Hieb – EVA 1*EVA 1 Start: 10 May 1992 – 20:40 UTC...		Pilot
STS-59 STS-59 -Mission parameters:Mass: payloadPerigee: Apogee: Inclination: 57°*Period: 88.4 min-9 April:Endeavour began its sixth mission on the morning of 9 April 1994 with an on-time launch at 7:05 am Eastern time...		Pilot
STS-76 STS-76 STS-76 was NASA's 76th Space Shuttle mission, and the 16th mission for Atlantis. STS-76 launched on 22 March 1996 at 3:13 am EST from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39B...		Commander

Donald R. McMonagle
Donald R. McMonagle
Donald Ray McMonagle became the Manager, Launch Integration, at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 15, 1997. In this capacity he is responsible for final Shuttle preparation, launch execution, and return of the orbiter to KSC following landings at any location other than KSC...

**RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-39 STS-39 -Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 57.0°*Period: 89.6 min-Mission highlights:...		Mission Specialist 4
STS-54 STS-54 -Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 28.5°Period: 90.6 min-Space walks: Harbaugh and Runco – EVA 1*EVA 1 Start: 17 January 1993...		Pilot
STS-66 STS-66 STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-66 launched on 3 November 1994 at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center...		Commander

William F. Readdy
William F. Readdy
William Francis Readdy is a former Associate Administrator of the Office of Space Flight, at NASA Headquarters.He was born January 24, 1952, in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, and is married to Colleen Nevius...

**RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-42 STS-42 STS-42 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission with the Spacelab module. Liftoff which was originally scheduled for 8:45 EST 22 January 1992, but the launch was delayed due to weather constraints. Discovery successfully lifted off an hour later at 9:52 EST . The main goal of the mission was to study...		Mission Specialist 3
STS-51 STS-51 STS-51 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission that launched the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite ACTS in September 1993. The flight also featured the deployment and retrieval of the SPAS-ORFEUS satellite and its IMAX camera, which captured spectacular footage of Discovery in space...		Pilot
STS-79 STS-79 STS-79 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. It was the first shuttle mission to dock with Mir once it was fully assembled.-Crew:-Mission parameters:Mass:Spacehab-Double Module *Orbiter Docking System...		Commander

Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr.
Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr.
Kenneth Stanley Reightler, Jr. is a former NASA astronaut.Reightler was born in Patuxent River, Maryland, but considers Virginia Beach, Virginia, to be his hometown. Married to the former Maureen Ellen McHenry, they have two daughters. He enjoys sailing, wind surfing, camping. His parents, Mr. &...

**RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-48 STS-48 -Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 57.0°*Period: 96.2 min-Mission highlights:...		Pilot
STS-60 STS-60 STS-60 was the first mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, which carried Sergei K. Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard a Space Shuttle. The mission used Space Shuttle Discovery, which lifted off from Launch Pad 39A on 3 February 1994 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida...		Pilot

Mission specialists

Thomas D. Akers
Thomas Akers
Thomas Dale Akers is a former astronaut in the United States Space Shuttle program.-Education:He graduated from the University of Missouri–Rolla with B.S. and M.S...

**RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-41 STS-41 STS-41 was the eleventh mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The four-day mission with a primary objective to launch the Ulysses probe as part of the "International Solar Polar Mission".-Crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass:...		Mission Specialist 3
STS-49 STS-49 -Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 28.35°Period: 90.6 min-Space walks: Thuot and Hieb – EVA 1*EVA 1 Start: 10 May 1992 – 20:40 UTC...		Mission Specialist 4
STS-61 STS-61 STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission launched on 2 December 1993 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission restored the spaceborne observatory's vision, marred by spherical aberration, with the...		Mission Specialist 5
STS-79 STS-79 STS-79 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. It was the first shuttle mission to dock with Mir once it was fully assembled.-Crew:-Mission parameters:Mass:Spacehab-Double Module *Orbiter Docking System...		Mission Specialist 1

N. Jan Davis
Jan Davis
Nancy Jan Davis is a former American astronaut. A veteran of three space flights, Dr. Davis has logged over 673 hours in space. Dr. Davis is now retired from NASA.-Early life:She was born in Cocoa Beach, Florida, but considers Huntsville, Alabama, to be her hometown...

**RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-47 STS-47 STS-47 was the 50th Space Shuttle mission of the program, as well as the second mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission mainly involved conducting experiments in life and material sciences.-Crew:-Backup crew:-Mission parameters:* Mass:...		Mission Specialist 2
STS-60 STS-60 STS-60 was the first mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, which carried Sergei K. Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard a Space Shuttle. The mission used Space Shuttle Discovery, which lifted off from Launch Pad 39A on 3 February 1994 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida...		Mission Specialist 1
STS-85 STS-85 STS-85 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 7 August 1997.-Crew:-Crew notes:...		Payload Commander

C. Michael Foale
Michael Foale
Colin Michael Foale, CBE, PhD is a British-American astrophysicist with dual citizenship and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six space shuttle missions and extended stays on both Mir and the International Space Station...

**ACTIVE**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-45 STS-45 STS-45 was a 1992 spaceflight using Space Shuttle Atlantis.-Crew:-Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 57.0°*Period: 90.3 min...		Mission Specialist 3
STS-56 STS-56 STS-56 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform special experiments. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 8 April 1993.-Crew:-Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: *Payload:...		Mission Specialist 1
STS-63		Mission Specialist 1
STS-84 STS-84 STS-84 was a manned spaceflight mission by Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Mir space station.-Crew:-Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Spacehab-DM: * Orbiter Docking System: **Cargo delivered to Mir:... Mir-NASA 5 STS-86 STS-86 STS-86 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. This was the last Atlantis mission before it was taken out of service temporarily for maintenance and upgrades, including the glass cockpit.-Crew:-Crew notes:...	Soyuz TM-25 Soyuz TM-25 -Crew:-Mission highlights:This was the 30th expedition to Mir. An ESA astronaut from Germany was included on the mission.Soyuz TM-25 is a Russian spacecraft that was launched to carry astronauts and supplies to Mir station... /26 Soyuz TM-26 Soyuz TM-26 is a Russian spacecraft that ferried cosmonauts and supplies to the Mir, the Russian space station. It was the 32nd expedition to Mir. It was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome on August 5, 1997...	Mission Specialist 5 Mission Specialist 5
ISS ISS The ISS is the International Space Station.ISS may also refer to:* I See Stars, an American electronic rock band* ISS A/S, a Danish service company* Idea Star Singer, a Malayalam music reality show by Asianet TV... Expedition 8 Expedition 8 Expedition 8 was the eighth expedition to the International Space Station.-Crew:-Mission parameters:Perigee: 384 kmApogee: 396 kmInclination: 51.6°Period: 92 min*Docked: 20 October 2003 - 07:15:58 UTC...	Soyuz TMA-3 Soyuz TMA-3 -Mission parameters:Mass: ? kgPerigee: 193 kmApogee: 227 kmInclination: 51.7°Period: 88.6 min-Docking with ISS:Docked to ISS: October 20, 2003, 07:16 UTC...	ISS Commander

Gregory J. Harbaugh
Gregory J. Harbaugh
Gregory Jordan Harbaugh is a former NASA Astronaut.- Background & education:Harbaugh was born April 15, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in Willoughby, Ohio...

**RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-39 STS-39 -Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 57.0°*Period: 89.6 min-Mission highlights:...		Mission Specialist 2
STS-54 STS-54 -Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 28.5°Period: 90.6 min-Space walks: Harbaugh and Runco – EVA 1*EVA 1 Start: 17 January 1993...		Mission Specialist 2
STS-71 STS-71 STS-71 was the third mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, which carried out the first Space Shuttle docking to Mir, a Russian space station. The mission used Space Shuttle Atlantis, which lifted off from launch pad 39A on 27 June 1995 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida...		Mission Specialist 1
STS-82 STS-82 STS-82 was a Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission by Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 11 February 1997 and returned to earth on 21 February 1997 at Kennedy Space Center.-Crew:...		Mission Specialist 3

Mae C. Jemison
Mae Jemison
Mae Carol Jemison is an American physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992.-Early years:...

**RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-47 STS-47 STS-47 was the 50th Space Shuttle mission of the program, as well as the second mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission mainly involved conducting experiments in life and material sciences.-Crew:-Backup crew:-Mission parameters:* Mass:...		Mission Specialist 4

Bruce E. Melnick
Bruce E. Melnick
Bruce Edward Melnick is a former American astronaut and retired United States Coast Guard officer. Following retirement from NASA and the Coast Guard, he entered the aerospace industry. He served as a Vice President with the Boeing Co.'s Integrated Defense Systems group, in charge of Boeing's...

**RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-41 STS-41 STS-41 was the eleventh mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The four-day mission with a primary objective to launch the Ulysses probe as part of the "International Solar Polar Mission".-Crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass:...		Mission Specialist 2
STS-49 STS-49 -Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 28.35°Period: 90.6 min-Space walks: Thuot and Hieb – EVA 1*EVA 1 Start: 10 May 1992 – 20:40 UTC...		Mission Specialist 5

Mario Runco, Jr.
Mario Runco, Jr.
Mario Runco, Jr. , is a former mission specialist for NASA. He is an Earth and planetary scientist.- Personal data :Mario was born in the Bronx, New York on January 26, 1952. Raised in the Highbridge section of the Bronx near Yankee Stadium, his family moved to Yonkers, New York in his early teen...

**ACTIVE**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-44 STS-44 -Mission parameters:Launch: Orbiter landing with payload: *Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 91.9 minutes-Mission highlights:The launch was on 24 November 1991 at 6:44:00 pm EST...		Mission Specialist 2
STS-54 STS-54 -Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 28.5°Period: 90.6 min-Space walks: Harbaugh and Runco – EVA 1*EVA 1 Start: 17 January 1993...		Mission Specialist 1
STS-77 STS-77 STS-77 was the 77th Space Shuttle mission and the 11th mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission began from launch pad 39B from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 19 May 1996 lasting 10 days and 40 minutes and completing 161 revolutions before landing on runway 33.-Crew:-Mission...		Mission Specialist 3

James S. Voss
James S. Voss
James Shelton Voss is the Vice President of Engineering at SpaceDev. He is a retired U.S. Army Colonel and NASA astronaut. During his time with NASA, Voss flew in space five times on board the Space Shuttle and International Space Station...

**RETIRED**
Mission	OV/Soyuz	Role
STS-44 STS-44 -Mission parameters:Launch: Orbiter landing with payload: *Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 91.9 minutes-Mission highlights:The launch was on 24 November 1991 at 6:44:00 pm EST...		Mission Specialist 3
STS-53 STS-53 -Mission parameters:Mass:Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: Perigee: Apogee: Inclination: 57.0°*Period: 92.0 min-Mission highlights:...		Mission Specialist 2
STS-69 STS-69 STS-69 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission, and the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility . The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 7 September 1995.-Crew:-Mission parameters:Mass: payloadPerigee:...		Mission Specialist 1
STS-101 STS-101 -Mission parameters:* Mass: Orbiter landing with payload: Payload: * Perigee: * Apogee: * Inclination: 51.6°* Period: 91 min-Space walks:* Voss and Williams – EVA 1...		Mission Specialist 3
STS-102 STS-102 STS-102 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Discovery and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida... Expedition 2 Expedition 2 Expedition 2 was the second long-duration spaceflight aboard the International Space Station, immediately following Expedition 1. Its three person crew stayed aboard the station from March to August 2001... STS-105 STS-105 STS-105 was a mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station, launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 10 August 2001. This mission was Discoverys final mission until STS-114, because Discovery was grounded for a refit, and then all Shuttles were grounded in the wake...	Soyuz TM-32 Soyuz TM-32 Soyuz TM-32 was a manned Russian spacecraft which was launched on April 28, 2001, and docked with the International Space Station two days later. It launched the crew of the visiting mission ISS EP-1, which included the first paying space tourist Dennis Tito, as well as two Russian cosmonauts...	Mission Specialist 4 Flight Engineer 2 Mission Specialist 4

Further information

The group's informal nickname is an acronym for "George Abbey

George Abbey

George William Samuel Abbey is a former director of the Johnson Space Center and Fellow in Space Policy at the Baker Institute of Rice University.-Biography:Born in Seattle, Washington, Abbey attended Lincoln High School there...

Final Fifteen". Of this group, Mae Jemison would become the first female African-American in space, while Michael Foale would fly aboard the Mir

Mir

Mir was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, at first by the Soviet Union and then by Russia. Assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996, Mir was the first modular space station and had a greater mass than that of any previous spacecraft, holding the record for the...

space station. At the time of the Columbia accident

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission, STS-107, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, resulting in the death of all seven crew members...

in 2003, William Readdy was Associate Administrator for Space Flight and Kenneth Bowersox was commanding the Expedition 6
Expedition 6
Expedition 6 was the sixth expedition to the International Space Station. It was the last three man crew to reside on the station until the arrival of STS-121...

crew on the ISS. Chilton, after leaving NASA, became the first NASA astronaut to become a full General

4 star rank

Four-star rank is a term used to describe a very senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO OF-9 code. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members...

in the U.S. Air Force (Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford, USAF, and VADM Richard Truly, USN were three-star officers) and is currently the commander of U.S. Strategic Command.

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