- NASA Astronaut Group 9
-
NASA Astronaut Group 9 was announced on May 29, 1980. There were 9 Pilots, 11 Mission Specialists, and 2 International Mission Specialists.
Contents
Pilots
- John E. Blaha (5 flights)[1] Retired
- STS-29 Discovery[1] - Pilot: Deployed TDRS-D
- STS-33 Discovery[1] - Pilot: Was a classified United States Department of Defense mission
- STS-43 Atlantis[1] - Commander: Deployed TDRS-E
- STS-58 Columbia[1] - Commander: Spacelab: SLS-2
- STS-79 Atlantis[1] - Mission Specialist 4: Launched for long duration flight aboard Mir
- Mir EO-22: Board Engineer 2[1]
- STS-81 Atlantis[1] - Mission Specialist 4: Landed from long duration flight aboard Mir
- Charles F. Bolden, Jr. (4 flights)[2] Retired, Also Current NASA Administrator
- STS-61-C Columbia[2] - Pilot: Deployed Ku-1 communications satellite
- STS-31 Discovery[2] - Pilot: Deployed the Hubble Space Telescope
- STS-45 Atlantis[2] - Commander: ATLAS-1
- STS-60 Discovery[2] - Commander: Spacehab 2
- Roy D. Bridges, Jr. (1 flight)[3] Retired
- STS-51-F Challenger[3] - Pilot: Spacelab 2
- Guy S. Gardner (2 flights)[4] Retired
- STS-27 Atlantis[4] - Pilot: Was a classified United States Department of Defense mission
- STS-35 Columbia[4] - Pilot: ASTRO-1
- Ronald J. Grabe (4 flights)[5] Retired
- STS-51-J Atlantis[5] - Pilot: Was a classified United States Department of Defense mission
- STS-30 Atlantis[5] - Pilot: Deployed the Magellan probe
- STS-42 Discovery[5] - Commander: Spacelab: IML-1
- STS-57 Endeavour[5] - Commander: Spacehab
- Bryan D. O'Connor (2 flights)[6] Retired, Current NASA Chief of Safety and Mission Assurance
- STS-61-B Atlantis[6] - Pilot: Deployed 3 communication satellites
- STS-40 Columbia[6] - Commander: Spacelab: SLS-1
- Richard N. Richards (4 flights)[7] Retired
- STS-28 Columbia[7] - Pilot: Was a classified United States Department of Defense mission
- STS-41 Discovery[7] - Commander: Deployed the Ulysses (spacecraft)
- STS-50 Columbia[7] - Commander: Spacelab: U.S. Microgravity Laboratory 1
- STS-64 Discovery[7] - Commander: Lidar In-space Technology Experiment (LITE)
- Michael J. Smith (1 flight)[8] Deceased During the Challenger Disaster
- STS-51-L Challenger[8] - Pilot: Planned to Deploy TDRS-B
Mission Specialists
- James P. Bagian (2 flights)[9] Retired
- STS-29 Discovery[9] - Mission Specialist 1: Deployed TDRS-D
- STS-40 Columbia[9] - Mission Specialist 1: Spacelab: SLS-1
- Franklin Chang-Diaz (7 flights)[10] Retired
- STS-61-C Columbia[10] - Mission Specialist 1: Deployed Ku-1 communications satellite
- STS-34 Atlantis[10] - Mission Specialist 1: Deployed the Galileo probe
- STS-46 Atlantis[10] - Mission Specialist 2: Deployed ESA’s European Retrievable Carrier and flew the Tethered Satellite System’s TSS-1 mission
- STS-60 Discovery[10] - Mission Specialist 3: Spacehab 2
- STS-75 Columbia[10] - Mission Specialist 4/Payload Commander: The Tethered Satellite System’s TSS-1R mission
- STS-91 Discovery[10] - Mission Specialist 2: Final Shuttle/Mir mission
- STS-111 Endeavour[10] - Mission Specialist 1: Installed the Mobile Base System for Canadarm2 on the ISS
- Mary L. Cleave (2 flights)[11] Retired
- STS-61-B Atlantis[11] - Mission Specialist 1: Deployed 3 communication satellites
- STS-30 Atlantis[11] - Mission Specialist 2: Deployed the Magellan probe
- Bonnie J. Dunbar (5 flights)[12] Retired
- STS-61-A Challenger[12] - Mission Specialist 1: Spacelab D1
- STS-32 Columbia[12] - Mission Specialist 1: Deployed the SYNCOM IV-F5 satellite; retrieved the Long Duration Exposure Facility
- STS-50 Columbia[12] - Mission Specialist 1: Spacelab: U.S. Microgravity Laboratory 1
- STS-71 Atlantis[12] - Mission Specialist 3: First Shuttle/Mir docking
- STS-89 Endeavour[12] - Mission Specialist 3: Eighth Shuttle/Mir docking
- William Frederick Fisher (1 flight)[13] Retired
- David C. Hilmers (4 flights)[14] Retired
- STS-51-J Atlantis[14] - Mission Specialist 1: Was a classified United States Department of Defense mission
- STS-26 Discovery[14] - Mission Specialist 3: Was the "Return-to-Flight" shuttle mission following the Challenger disaster; deployed TDRS-C
- STS-36 Atlantis[14] - Mission Specialist 2: Was a classified United States Department of Defense mission
- STS-42 Discovery[14] - Mission Specialist 2: Spacelab: IML-1
- David Leestma (3 flights)[15] Retired, But Still Works at NASA as Manager of JSC’s Advanced Planning Office
- STS-41-G Challenger[15] - Mission Specialist 3: Deployed the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
- STS-28 Columbia[15] - Mission Specialist 2: Was a classified United States Department of Defense mission
- STS-45 Atlantis[15] - Mission Specialist 2: ATLAS-1
- John M. Lounge (3 flights)[16] Retired
- STS-51-I Discovery[16] - Mission Specialist 2: Deployed three communications satellites
- STS-26 Discovery[16] - Mission Specialist 1: Was the "Return-to-Flight" shuttle mission following the Challenger disaster; deployed TDRS-C
- STS-35 Columbia[16] - Mission Specialist 2: ASTRO-1
- Jerry L. Ross (7 flights)[17] Retired, But Still Works at NASA as Chief of JSC’s Vehicle Integration Test Office
- STS-61-B Atlantis[17] - Mission Specialist 2: Deployed 3 communication satellites
- STS-27 Atlantis[17] - Mission Specialist 2: Was a classified United States Department of Defense mission
- STS-37 Atlantis[17] - Mission Specialist 1: Launched the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
- STS-55 Columbia[17] - Mission Specialist 1: Spacelab: D2
- STS-74 Atlantis[17] - Mission Specialist 2: Second Shuttle/Mir docking
- STS-88 Endeavour[17] - Mission Specialist 1: First shuttle mission to the International Space Station; delivered Unity (Node 1) and the first two Pressurized Mating Adapters
- STS-110 Atlantis[17] - Mission Specialist 1: Delivered the S0 Truss and the Mobile Transporter for Canadarm2
- Sherwood C. Spring (1 flight)[18] Retired
- Robert C. Springer (2 flights)[19] Retired
- STS-29 Discovery[19] - Mission Specialist 3: Deployed TDRS-D
- STS-38 Atlantis[19] - Mission Specialist 1: Was a classified United States Department of Defense mission
International Mission Specialists
- Claude Nicollier (4 flights)[20] Retired
- STS-46 Atlantis[20] - Mission Specialist 3: Deployed ESA’s European Retrievable Carrier and flew the Tethered Satellite System’s TSS-1 mission
- STS-61 Endeavour[20] - Mission Specialist 3: Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 1
- STS-75 Columbia[20] - Mission Specialist 3: The Tethered Satellite System’s TSS-1R mission
- STS-103 Discovery[20] - Mission Specialist 5: Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3A
- Wubbo Ockels (1 flight)[21] Retired
- STS-61-A Challenger[21] - Payload Specialist 3: Spacelab: D1
See also
Astronaut
List of astronauts by name
List of astronauts by selection
List of space travelers by name
List of space travelers by nationality
NASA Astronaut GroupsReferences
- ^ a b c d e f g h NASA (2008). "Astronaut Bio: John E. Blaha". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/blaha.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e NASA (2009). "Astronaut Bio: Charles F. Bolden, Jr.". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bolden-cf.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b NASA (2005). "Astronaut Bio: Roy D. Bridges, Jr.". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bridges.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c NASA (1994). "Astronaut Bio: Guy S. Gardner". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/gardner-gs.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e NASA (1999). "Astronaut Bio: Ronald J. Grabe". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/grabe-rj.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c NASA (2008). "Astronaut Bio: Bryan D. O'Connor". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/oconnor-bd.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e NASA (2007). "Astronaut Bio: Richard N. Richards". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/richards.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b NASA (2003). "Astronaut Bio: Michael J. Smith". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/smith-michael.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c NASA (1995). "Astronaut Bio: James P. Bagian". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bagian.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h NASA (2005). "Astronaut Bio: Franklin R. Chang-Diaz". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/chang.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c NASA (2003). "Astronaut Bio: Mary L. Cleave". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cleave-ml.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e f NASA (2005). "Astronaut Bio: Bonnie J. Dunbar". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/dunbar.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b NASA (1993). "Astronaut Bio: William F. Fisher". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/fisher-wf.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e NASA (1993). "Astronaut Bio: David C. Hilmers". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/hilmers-dc.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c d NASA (2006). "Astronaut Bio: David C. Leestma". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/leestma.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c d NASA (2006). "Astronaut Bio: John M. Lounge". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lounge-jm.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h NASA (2008). "Astronaut Bio: Jerry L. Ross". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ross.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b NASA (1994). "Astronaut Bio: Sherwood C. Spring". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/spring-sc.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b c NASA (2006). "Astronaut Bio: Robert C. Springer". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/springer.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e NASA (2007). "Astronaut Bio: Claude Nicollier". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/nicollie.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
- ^ a b NASA (1986). "Astronaut Bio: Wubbo J. Ockels". http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ockels-wj.html. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
External links
NASA Astronaut Group 9 Pilots Mission Specialists International Mission Specialists NASA Astronaut Groups · NASA Astronaut Corps Categories:- NASA astronauts
- Human spaceflight
- Lists of astronauts
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.