- Steven W. Lindsey
Infobox Astronaut
name =Steven Wayne Lindsey
type =NASA Astronaut
status =Active
nationality =American
date_birth =August 24 ,1960
date_death =
place_birth =Arcadia, California
place_death =
occupation =Fighter pilot
rank =Colonel , USAF
selection =1994 NASA Group
time =50d 03h 29m
mission =STS-87 ,STS-95 ,STS-104 ,STS-121
insignia =|Steven Wayne Lindsey (born
August 24 ,1960 ) is an American Air Force officer and aNASA astronaut . Lindsey currently serves as Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office.Lindsey was born in Arcadia,
California , although he considers Temple City, California to be his hometown. Lindsey graduated fromTemple City High School . Lindsey is an Eagle Scout. He received aBachelor of Science degree inengineering science s from theUnited States Air Force Academy in 1982, and a Master of Science degree inaeronautical engineering from theAir Force Institute of Technology in 1990. He currently lives inClear Lake City (Houston) with his wife, Diane Renee Lindsey (née Trujillo) and three children: Jessica, Jason, and Jill. Steven is an avidWarhammer 40,000 player [http://www.warseer.com/forums/member.php?u=11080] .Military career
Lindsey was commissioned a
second lieutenant at theUnited States Air Force Academy ,Colorado Springs ,Colorado , in 1982. In 1983, after receiving his pilot wings atReese Air Force Base ,Texas , he qualified in theRF-4C Phantom II and was assigned to the12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron atBergstrom Air Force Base , Texas. From 1984 until 1987, he served as a combat-ready pilot,instructor pilot , and academic instructor at Bergstrom. In 1987, he was selected to attend graduate school at the Air Force Institute of Technology,Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ,Ohio , where he studied aeronautical engineering. In 1989, he attended theUSAF Test Pilot School atEdwards Air Force Base , California. In 1990, Lindsey was assigned toEglin Air Force Base ,Florida , where he conducted weapons and systems tests inF-16 and F-4 aircraft. While a member of the3247th Test Squadron , Lindsey served as the deputy director, Advanced Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance System Joint Test Force and as the squadron’s F-16 Flight Commander. In August 1993, Lindsey was selected to attendAir Command and Staff College atMaxwell Air Force Base ,Alabama . Upon graduation in June 1994, he was reassigned toEglin Air Force Base , Florida, as an Integrated Product Team leader in theUSAF SEEK EAGLE Office where he was responsible for Air Force weapons certification for the F-16,F-111 , A-10, andF-117 aircraft. In March 1995, he was assigned to NASA as an astronaut candidate.He has logged over 4500 hours of flying time in more than 50 different types of aircraft.
NASA career
Lindsey was selected by NASA in December 1994. He became an astronaut in May 1996, qualified for flight assignment as a pilot. Initially assigned to flight software verification in the
Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL), Lindsey also served as the Astronaut Office representative working on theMultifunction Electronic Display System (MEDS) program, a glass cockpit Space Shuttle upgrade program, as well as a number of other advanced upgrade projects. In between his first two flights, he worked as the Shuttle Landing and Rollout representative responsible for training flight crews and testing orbiter landing techniques and flying qualities. After his second flight, Lindsey served as Deputy for Shuttle Operations and Co-Chairman of the Space Shuttle Cockpit Council, responsible for designing, testing, and implementing crew interfaces and displays for the $400 million Shuttle Cockpit Avionics Upgrade. More recently, he served as the Chief of International Space Station Operations for the astronaut office, responsible for integrating astronaut, civil service, and contractor activities in providing support to all aspects of the development, testing, crew training and operations of theInternational Space Station . Following his most recent mission, he becameChief of the Astronaut Office .pace flight
Lindsey has flown four missions in space for NASA. He served as Pilot of STS-87 (1997) and STS-95 (1998) and Commander of STS-104 (2001) and STS-121 (2006).
STS-87 (November 19 toDecember 5 , 1997) was the fourth U.S Microgravity Payload flight and focused on experiments designed to study how the weightless environment of space affects various physical processes, and on observations of theSun ’s outer atmospheric layers. Two members of the crew performed an EVA (spacewalk ) that featured the manual capture of aSpartan satellite , and tested EVA tools and procedures for futureSpace Station assembly. During the EVA, Lindsey piloted the first flight of theAERCam Sprint , a free-flying robotic camera. The mission was accomplished in 252 orbits of the Earth, traveling 6.5 million miles in 376 hours and 34 minutes.STS-95 (October 29 toNovember 7 , 1998) was a 9-day mission during which the crew supported a variety of research payloads including deployment and retrieval of the Spartan solar-observing spacecraft, theHubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, and investigations on space flight and the aging process. The mission was accomplished in 134 Earth orbits, traveling 3.6 million miles in 213 hours and 44 minutes.STS-104 (July 12 toJuly 24 , 2001), designated assembly mission 7A, was the 10th mission to the International Space Station (ISS). During the 13-day flight the crew conducted joint operations with theExpedition-2 crew and performed three spacewalks to install the ISSJoint Airlock Quest and to outfit it with fourhigh-pressure gas tank s. In addition to installing and activating the Joint Airlock, the crew also performed the first spacewalk from Quest. The mission was accomplished in 200 Earth orbits.STS-121 (July 4 toJuly 17 , 2006) was an ISS visit and space shuttle checkout mission. It was the second flight after the "Columbia" disaster (STS-107 ) and was considered one of the twoReturn to Flight test missions before resumption of normal shuttle operations. Lindsey served as mission commander on the flight.A veteran of four space flights, Lindsey has logged over 896 hours in space.
Awards and honors
Lindsey is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training (1983). He is also a distinguished graduate and recipient of the
Liethen-Tittle Award as the outstandingtest pilot of theUSAF Test Pilot School Class 89A (1989). He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, theDefense Superior Service Medal , theDefense Meritorious Service Medal , 3NASA Space Flight Medal s, theNASA Outstanding Leadership Medal , theNASA Exceptional Service Medal , theAir Force Distinguished Service Medal , theAir Force Commendation Medal , theAir Force Achievement Medal and theAerial Achievement Medal .Lindsey is a member of the
Society of Experimental Test Pilots , of the USAF Academy Association of Graduates, and of theAssociation of Space Explorers .External links
* [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lindsey.html NASA Biography of Lindsey]
* [http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/lindsey_steven.htm Spacefacts biography of Steven W. Lindsey]s-ttl|title=
Chief of the Astronaut Office
years=2006 – present
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