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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

Astronaut Group 9 was announced on May 29, 1980. There were 9 Pilots, 11 Mission Specialists, and 2 International Mission Specialists.

Pilots

John E. Blaha
John E. Blaha
John Elmer Blaha is an engineer, retired United States Air Force Colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions and a stay on the Mir space station....

(5 flights) Retired

STS-29

-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Orbiter liftoff: **Orbiter landing: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 90.6 min-Mission summary:Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from Pad B, Launch...

- Pilot: Deployed TDRS-D

TDRS-4

TDRS-4, known before launch as TDRS-D, is an American communications satellite which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. It was constructed by TRW, based on a custom satellite bus which was used for all seven first generation TDRS satellites.TDRS-D was...

STS-33

-Crew notes:S. David Griggs, the originally scheduled pilot for STS-33, died in a plane crash in June 1989, five months prior to the scheduled launch, and was replaced by John E...

- Pilot: Was a classified United States

United States

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Department of Defense

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mission

STS-43

-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Orbiter landing with payload: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 90.6 min-Preparations and Launch:The launch took place on 2 August 1991, 11:01:59 am EDT...

- Commander: Deployed TDRS-E

TDRS-5

TDRS-5, known before launch as TDRS-E, is an American communications satellite which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. It was constructed by TRW is based on a custom satellite bus which was used for all seven first generation TDRS satellites.It was...

STS-58

STS-58 shuttle mission of Space Shuttle Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 18 October 1993. It was also the last time Columbia would land at Edwards Air Force Base.-Crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass:...

- Commander: Spacelab

Spacelab

Spacelab was a reusable laboratory used on certain spaceflights flown by the Space Shuttle. The laboratory consisted of multiple components, including a pressurized module, an unpressurized carrier and other related hardware housed in the Shuttle's cargo bay...

: SLS-2

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 4: Launched for long duration flight aboard 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...

Mir

EO-22: Board Engineer 2

STS-81

STS-81 was a January 1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station.-Crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 51.6°*Period: 92.2 min-Fifth Mir docking mission:...

- Mission Specialist 4: Landed from long duration flight aboard Mir

Mir

Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
Charles Frank "Charlie" Bolden, Jr. is the current Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps major general, and former NASA astronaut....

(4 flights) Retired, Also Current NASA Administrator

STS-61-C

-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Orbiter liftoff: **Orbiter landing: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 91.2 min-Mission background:...

- Pilot: Deployed Ku-1 communications satellite

STS-31

STS-31 was the thirty-fifth mission of the American Space Shuttle program, which launched the Hubble Space Telescope astronomical observatory into Earth orbit...

- Pilot: Deployed the Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was carried into orbit by a Space Shuttle in 1990 and remains in operation. A 2.4 meter aperture telescope in low Earth orbit, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared...

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...

- Commander: ATLAS-1

Atlas

An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a map of Earth or a region of Earth, but there are atlases of the other planets in the Solar System. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats...

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...

- Commander: Spacehab 2

SPACEHAB

Astrotech Corporation , formerly Spacehab Inc., is an aerospace company headquartered in Austin, Texas which provides commercial space products and services to NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, international space agencies, and global commercial customers...

Roy D. Bridges, Jr.
Roy D. Bridges, Jr.
Roy Dubard Bridges, Jr. is an American aviator, a retired U.S Air Force officer, the former director of NASA's John F...

(1 flight) Retired

STS-51-F

STS-51-F was the nineteenth flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger...

- Pilot: Spacelab 2

Spacelab

Guy S. Gardner
Guy Gardner (astronaut)
Guy Spence Gardner is a United States Air Force officer and a former astronaut. He holds the rank of Colonel. He flew as pilot on two Space Shuttle missions, STS-27 and STS-35. He is currently the President of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades.-Background and education:Gardner was...

(2 flights) Retired

STS-27

STS-27 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, the 27th shuttle mission overall and the third flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Launching on 2 December 1988 on a four-day mission, it was the second shuttle flight after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of 1986. STS-27 carried a classified payload for...

- Pilot: Was a classified United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

mission

STS-35

-Crew notes:Prior to the Challenger disaster, this mission was slated to launch in March 1986 as STS-61-E. Jon McBride was originally assigned to command this mission, which would have been his second spaceflight. He chose to retire from NASA in May 1989 and was replaced as mission commander by...

- Pilot: ASTRO-1

Ronald J. Grabe
Ronald J. Grabe
Ronald John Grabe is a former NASA astronaut.He has earned the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, the Liethen-Tittle Award , the Royal Air Force Cross, the NASA Exceptional Service...

(4 flights) Retired

STS-51-J

STS-51-J was a NASA Space Shuttle mission. It was the first flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis and the 21st shuttle mission overall. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 3 October 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S...

- Pilot: Was a classified United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

mission

STS-30

STS-30 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Atlantis deployed the Venus-bound Magellan probe into orbit. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 4 May 1989, and landed four days later...

- Pilot: Deployed the Magellan probe

Magellan probe

The Magellan spacecraft, also referred to as the Venus Radar Mapper, was a 1,035-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on May 4, 1989, to map the surface of Venus using Synthetic Aperture Radar and measure the planetary gravity...

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...

- Commander: Spacelab

Spacelab

: IML-1

STS-57

STS-57 was a Shuttle-Spacehab mission of that launched 21 June 1993 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.-Crew:-Mission parameters:**Mass:**Orbiter landing with payload: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee:...

- Commander: Spacehab

SPACEHAB

Bryan D. O'Connor
Bryan D. O'Connor
Bryan Daniel O'Connor is a retired United States Marine Corps colonel and former National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut.-Personal:...

(2 flights) Retired, Current NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

Chief of Safety and Mission Assurance

STS-61-B

STS-61-B was NASA's 23rd Space Shuttle mission, and its second using Space Shuttle Atlantis. The shuttle was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 26 November 1985. During STS-61-B, the shuttle crew deployed three communications satellites, and tested techniques of constructing...

- Pilot: Deployed 3 communication satellites

STS-40

-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Orbiter landing with payload: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 39.0°*Period: 90.4 min-Mission highlights:Launch originally set for 22 May 1991...

- Commander: Spacelab

Spacelab

: SLS-1

Richard N. Richards
Richard N. Richards
Richard Noel "Dick" Richards is an American aviator, retired US Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s.-Military career:...

(4 flights) Retired

STS-28

STS-28 was the 30th NASA Space Shuttle mission, the fourth shuttle mission dedicated to United States Department of Defense purposes, and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission launched on 8 August 1989, lasted just over 5 days, and traveled 2.1 million miles during 81 orbits...

- Pilot: Was a classified United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

mission

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:...

- Commander: Deployed the Ulysses (spacecraft)

Ulysses probe

Ulysses is a decommissioned robotic space probe that was designed to study the Sun as a joint venture of NASA and the European Space Agency . The spacecraft was originally named Odysseus, because of its lengthy and indirect trajectory to near Solar distance...

STS-50

-Backup crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Orbiter landing with payload: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 90.6 min- Mission highlights:...

- Commander: Spacelab

Spacelab

: U.S. Microgravity Laboratory 1

STS-64

STS-64 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform multiple experiment packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 9 September 1994.-Crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass: payload*Perigee: *Apogee:...

- Commander: Lidar In-space Technology Experiment (LITE)

Michael J. Smith (1 flight) Deceased During the Challenger Disaster
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida at 11:38 am EST...

STS-51-L

STS-51-L was the twenty-fifth flight of the American Space Shuttle program, which marked the first time an ordinary civilian, schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe, had flown aboard the Space Shuttle. The mission used Space Shuttle Challenger, which lifted off from the Launch Complex 39-B on 28 January...

- Pilot: Planned to Deploy TDRS-B

TDRS-B

TDRS-B was an American communications satellite, which was to have formed part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. It was destroyed when the disintegrated 73 seconds after launch....

Mission Specialists

James P. Bagian
James P. Bagian
James Philip Bagian, MD, PE , born 22 February 1952 in Philadelphia, is an engineer and former NASA scientific astronaut. He is of Armenian descent.- Education :...

(2 flights) Retired

STS-29

- Mission Specialist 1: Deployed TDRS-D

TDRS-4

STS-40

-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Orbiter landing with payload: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 39.0°*Period: 90.4 min-Mission highlights:Launch originally set for 22 May 1991...

- Mission Specialist 1: Spacelab

Spacelab

: SLS-1

Franklin Chang-Diaz (7 flights) Retired

STS-61-C

-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Orbiter liftoff: **Orbiter landing: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 91.2 min-Mission background:...

- Mission Specialist 1: Deployed Ku-1 communications satellite

STS-34

STS-34 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the 31st shuttle mission overall, and the 5th flight for Atlantis. During the mission, the Jupiter-bound Galileo probe was deployed into space...

- Mission Specialist 1: Deployed the Galileo probe

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:...

- Mission Specialist 2: Deployed ESA

European Space Agency

The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...

’s European Retrievable Carrier and flew the Tethered Satellite System’s TSS-1 mission

STS-60

- Mission Specialist 3: Spacehab 2

SPACEHAB

STS-75

STS-75 was a United States Space Shuttle mission, the 19th mission of the Columbia orbiter.-Crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass: payload*Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 90.5 min-Mission objective:...

- Mission Specialist 4/Payload Commander: The Tethered Satellite System’s TSS-1R mission

STS-91

STS-91 was the final Space Shuttle mission to the Mir space station. It was flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 2 June 1998.-Crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass:...

- Mission Specialist 2: Final Shuttle/Mir mission

STS-111

STS-111 was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. STS-111 resupplied the station and replaced the Expedition 4 crew with the Expedition 5 crew...

- Mission Specialist 1: Installed the Mobile Base System for Canadarm2 on the ISS

International Space Station

The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...

Mary L. Cleave
Mary L. Cleave
Mary Louise Cleave is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She also served from 2004 to 2007 as NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate.-Personal :...

(2 flights) Retired

STS-61-B

- Mission Specialist 1: Deployed 3 communication satellites

STS-30

- Mission Specialist 2: Deployed the Magellan probe

Magellan probe

Bonnie J. Dunbar
Bonnie J. Dunbar
Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar is a former NASA astronaut. She retired from NASA in September 2005. She then served as president and CEO of The Museum of Flight until April of 2010. She is now a consultant.-Early life:...

(5 flights) Retired

STS-61-A

STS-61-A was the 22nd mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program. It was a scientific Spacelab mission, funded and directed by West Germany – hence the non-NASA designation of D-1 . STS-61-A was the last successful mission of the Space Shuttle Challenger, which was destroyed during STS-51-L in 1986...

- Mission Specialist 1: Spacelab

Spacelab

STS-32

STS-32 was the 33rd mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the 9th launch of Space Shuttle Columbia. Launching on 9 January 1990, it marked the first time since STS-61-C that Pad A at Kennedy Space Center's Complex 39 was used for a launch; it also marked the first use of Mobile Launcher...

- Mission Specialist 1: Deployed the SYNCOM

Syncom

Syncom started as a 1961 NASA program for active geosynchronous communication satellites, all of which were developed and manufactured by Hughes Space and Communications...

IV-F5 satellite; retrieved the Long Duration Exposure Facility

Long Duration Exposure Facility

NASA's Long Duration Exposure Facility, or LDEF, was a school bus-sized cylindrical space experiment rack that exposed various material samples to outer space for about 5.7 years, completing 32,422 Earth orbits.- Construction :...

STS-50

-Backup crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Orbiter landing with payload: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 90.6 min- Mission highlights:...

- Mission Specialist 1: Spacelab

Spacelab

: U.S. Microgravity Laboratory 1

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 3: First Shuttle/Mir

Shuttle-Mir Program

The Shuttle–Mir Program was a collaborative space program between Russia and the United States, which involved American Space Shuttles visiting the Russian space station Mir, Russian cosmonauts flying on the shuttle and an American astronaut flying aboard a Soyuz spacecraft to engage in...

docking

STS-89

STS-89 was a space shuttle mission to the Mir space station flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour, and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 22 January 1998.-Crew:-Crew notes:...

- Mission Specialist 3: Eighth Shuttle/Mir

Shuttle-Mir Program

docking

William Frederick Fisher (1 flight) Retired

STS-51-I

STS-51-I was the twentieth mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. During the mission, Discovery deployed three communications satellites into orbit...

- Mission Specialist 3: Deployed three communications satellites

David C. Hilmers
David C. Hilmers
David Carl Hilmers is a former NASA astronaut.Hilmers was born January 28, 1950, in Clinton, Iowa, but considers DeWitt, Iowa, to be his hometown. He is married to Angela Cayotopa Escalante of Lima, Peru. He has two grown sons. His recreational interests include playing the piano, gardening,...

(4 flights) Retired

STS-51-J

- Mission Specialist 1: Was a classified United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

mission

STS-26

STS-26 was the 26th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the Discovery orbiter. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 29 September 1988, and landed four days later on 3 October. STS-26 was declared the "Return to Flight" mission, being the first mission after...

- Mission Specialist 3: Was the "Return-to-Flight" shuttle mission following the Challenger disaster

Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida at 11:38 am EST...

; deployed TDRS-C

TDRS-3

TDRS-3 , known before launch as TDRS-C, is an American communications satellite which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System...

STS-36

STS-36 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Atlantis carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense into orbit. STS-36 was the 34th shuttle mission overall, the sixth flight for Atlantis, and the fourth night launch of the shuttle program...

- Mission Specialist 2: Was a classified United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

mission

STS-42

- Mission Specialist 2: Spacelab

Spacelab

: IML-1

David Leestma (3 flights) Retired, But Still Works at NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

as Manager of JSC’s Advanced Planning Office

STS-41-G

STS 41-G was the 13th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. Challenger launched on 5 October 1984, and conducted the second shuttle landing at Kennedy Space Center on 13 October...

- Mission Specialist 3: Deployed the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite

STS-28

- Mission Specialist 2: Was a classified United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

mission

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 2: ATLAS-1

John M. Lounge
John M. Lounge
John Michael "Mike" Lounge was an American engineer, a US Navy officer, a Vietnam war veteran, and a NASA astronaut. A veteran of three space shuttle flights, Lounge logged over 482 hours in space...

(3 flights) Retired

STS-51-I

- Mission Specialist 2: Deployed three communications satellites

STS-26

- Mission Specialist 1: Was the "Return-to-Flight" shuttle mission following the Challenger disaster

Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

; deployed TDRS-C

TDRS-3

TDRS-3 , known before launch as TDRS-C, is an American communications satellite which is operated by NASA as part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System...

STS-35

- Mission Specialist 2: ASTRO-1

Jerry L. Ross
Jerry L. Ross
Jerry Lynn Ross is a United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making him the record holder for most spaceflights .-Personal:Ross is married to the former Karen S. Pearson of Sheridan, Indiana. They have two children...

(7 flights) Retired, But Still Works at NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

as Chief of JSC’s Vehicle Integration Test Office

STS-61-B

- Mission Specialist 2: Deployed 3 communication satellites

STS-27

- Mission Specialist 2: Was a classified United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

mission

STS-37

STS-37, the eighth flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, was a six-day mission with the primary objective of launching the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory , the second of the Great Observatories program which included the visible-spectrum Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the...

- Mission Specialist 1: Launched the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory was a space observatory detecting light from 20 KeV to 30 GeV in Earth orbit from 1991 to 2000. It featured four main telescopes in one spacecraft covering x-rays and gamma-rays, including various specialized sub-instruments and detectors...

STS-55

-Backup crew:-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Orbiter landing with payload: **Payload: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 90.7 min-Mission highlights:...

- Mission Specialist 1: Spacelab

Spacelab

: D2

STS-74

STS-74 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. It was the fourth mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, and it carried out the second docking of a space shuttle to Mir. Atlantis lifted off for the mission on 12 November 1995 from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39A,...

- Mission Specialist 2: Second Shuttle/Mir

Shuttle-Mir Program

docking

STS-88

-Mission parameters:*Weight*Liftoff: *Landing: *Perigee: *Apogee: *Orbital Period: 92.4min-Launch attempts:-Mission highlights:Node 1, named Unity, was the first space station hardware delivered by the space shuttle. It has two Pressurized Mating Adapters , one attached to either end...

- Mission Specialist 1: First shuttle mission to the International Space Station

International Space Station

; delivered Unity (Node 1) and the first two Pressurized Mating Adapters

Pressurized Mating Adapter

The International Space Station uses three Pressurized Mating Adapters to interconnect spacecraft and modules with different docking mechanisms. The first two PMAs were launched with the Unity module in 1998 aboard STS-88...

STS-110

STS-110 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station on 8–19 April 2002 flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. The main purpose was to install the S0 Truss segment, which forms the backbone of the truss structure on the station.- Crew :...

- Mission Specialist 1: Delivered the S0 Truss and the Mobile Transporter for Canadarm2

Sherwood C. Spring (1 flight) Retired

STS-61-B

- Mission Specialist 3: Deployed 3 communication satellites

Robert C. Springer
Robert C. Springer
Robert Clyde "Bob" Springer is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who flew as a mission specialist on two NASA space shuttle missions in 1989–90. A decorated aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps, Springer also flew more than 500 combat sorties during the Vietnam War...

(2 flights) Retired

STS-29

- Mission Specialist 3: Deployed TDRS-D

TDRS-4

STS-38

-Mission parameters:*Mass:**Payload: Magnum ELINT satellite ~ **Booster: IUS upper stage ~ **Total: ~ *Perigee: *Apogee: *Inclination: 28.5°*Period: 87.5 min-Preparations and Launch:...

- Mission Specialist 1: Was a classified United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

mission

International Mission Specialists

Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier
Claude Nicollier is the first astronaut from Switzerland, and has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight was in 1992, and his final spaceflight was in 1999. He took part in two servicing missions to the Hubble Space Telescope...

(4 flights) Retired

STS-46

- Mission Specialist 3: Deployed ESA

European Space Agency

The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...

’s European Retrievable Carrier and flew the Tethered Satellite System’s TSS-1 mission

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 3: Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope

Servicing Mission 1

STS-75

- Mission Specialist 3: The Tethered Satellite System’s TSS-1R mission

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:...

- Mission Specialist 5: Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope

Servicing Mission 3A

Wubbo Ockels (1 flight) Retired

STS-61-A

- Payload Specialist 3: Spacelab

Spacelab

: D1

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Mission Specialists

International Mission Specialists

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