Lee Archambault

Infobox Astronaut
name =Lee Joseph Archambault


type =Astronaut
nationality =American
date_birth =August 25, 1960
place_birth =Oak Park, Illinois
occupation =Test Pilot
rank =Colonel, USAF
selection =1998 NASA Group
time =13d 20h 13m
mission = STS-117
insignia = |

Lee Joseph Archambault is a NASA astronaut, born August 25, 1960 in Oak Park, Illinois.

He graduated from Proviso West High School, Hillside, Illinois in 1978; earned a bachelor of science and master of science degrees in Aeronautical/ Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in 1982 and 1984, respectively.

Archambault received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force from the Air Force Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in January 1985. Upon completion, he attended the Euro-Nato Joint Jet Pilot Training Program at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, and earned his pilot wings in April 1986. He then reported to Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, where he served as a combat ready F-111D pilot in the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing until April 1990. In May 1990, he transitioned to the F-117A Stealth Fighter in the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing at Nellis Air Force Base/Tonopah Test Range, Nevada. From November 1990 through April 1991, he deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and flew twenty-two combat missions in the F-117A during the Gulf War. He served a second F-117A tour in Saudi Arabia from August 1991 through December 1991 in support of post-Desert Storm peacekeeping efforts. In August 1992, Archambault was reassigned to Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, where he served as an F-117A instructor pilot and operational test pilot for the 57th Wing. Archambault attended the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California, from July 1994 until June 1995. In July 1995, he was assigned to the 46th Test Wing at the Air Force Development Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. There, he performed weapons developmental flight tests in all models of the F-16. Archambault was the assistant operations officer for the 39th Flight Test Squadron when he was selected for the astronaut program.

He has logged over 4250 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft.

NASA Experience

In June 1998, Archambault was selected as an Astronaut Candidate by NASA, he reported for training in August 1998. In June 1999, Archambault was assigned to the Astronaut Office Shuttle Operations Branch, where he worked on flight instrument upgrades that were incorporated into the Shuttle in 2003. In September 2001, Archambault was also assigned within the Shuttle Branch to serve as an Astronaut Support Person. In this role, Archambault supported launch and landing operations at the Kennedy Space Center, and was the lead in this role for STS-111 and STS-114. Beginning in October 2004, he picked up duties as a CAPCOM and served in this role during daily orbit shifts for STS-121. Archambault made his first spaceflight as the pilot of STS-117, which landed on June 22, 2007 at 3.49 pm EDT. On October 19, 2007, NASA announced that he will command the crew of STS-119, scheduled for February, 2009.Cite web| url=http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/oct/HQ_07229_STS-119-Crew.html|title=NASA Assigns Crew for Final Solar Array Delivery to Station|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=October 19| publisher=NASA| year=2007| author=NASA]

References

External links

* [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/archambault.html NASA biography]
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/archambault_lee.htm Spacefacts biography of Lee Archambault]