NASA Astronaut Group 13
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| The Hairballs | |
|---|---|
 The Astronauts of Group 13 | |
| Year selected | 1990 |
| Number selected | 23 |
NASA Astronaut Group 13 (the Hairballs) was a group of 23 astronauts announced by NASA on 17 January 1990. The group name came from its selection of a black cat as a mascot, to play against the traditional unlucky connotations of the number 13.[1]
Pilots[edit]
- Kenneth Cockrell (born 1950), U.S. Navy (5 flights)[2]
- STS-56 Discovery[2] (Science Mission; Flew as a Mission specialist)
- STS-69 Endeavour[2] (2nd flight of the Wake Shield Facility)
- STS-80 Columbia[2] (3rd flight of the Wake Shield Facility)
- STS-98 Atlantis[2] (ISS Assembly Mission - Launched the Destiny Laboratory Module)
- STS-111 Endeavour[2] (ISS Resupply Mission; Launched Expedition 5)
- Eileen Collins (born 1956), U.S. Air Force (4 flights)[3]
- STS-63 Discovery[3] (Shuttle-Mir Mission; became the first female pilot of a U.S. Spacecraft)
- STS-84 Atlantis[3] (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-93 Columbia[3] (Deployed Chandra X-Ray Observatory; became the first female commander of a U.S. Spacecraft)
- STS-114 Discovery[3] (Return to Flight)
- William G. Gregory (born 1957), U.S. Air Force (1 flight)[4]
- James D. Halsell (born 1956), U.S. Air Force (5 flights)[5]
- STS-65 Columbia[5] (Science Mission)
- STS-74 Atlantis[5] (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-83 Columbia[5] (Intended to be a Science Mission; Mission cut short due to fuel cell problems)
- STS-94 Columbia[5] (Science Mission using experiments intended to be conducted on STS-83)
- STS-101 Atlantis[5] (ISS Supply Mission)
- Charles J. Precourt (born 1955), U.S. Air Force (4 flights)[6]
- STS-55 Columbia[6] (German Spacelab Mission)
- STS-71 Atlantis[6] (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-84 Atlantis[6] (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-91 Discovery[6] (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- Richard A. Searfoss (1956-2018), U.S. Air Force (3 flights)[7]
- STS-58 Columbia[7] (Science Mission)
- STS-76 Atlantis[7] (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-90 Columbia[7] (Science Mission)
- Terrence W. Wilcutt (born 1949), U.S. Marine Corps (4 flights)[8]
- STS-68 Endeavour[8] (Science Mission)
- STS-79 Atlantis[8] (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-89 Endeavour[8] (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-106 Atlantis[8] (ISS Supply Mission)
Mission specialists[edit]
- Daniel W. Bursch (born 1957), U.S. Navy (4 flights)
- STS-51 Discovery (Launched the ACTS satellite)
- STS-68 Endeavour (Science Mission)
- STS-77 Endeavour (Spartan-207)
- STS-108 Endeavour (ISS Resupply Mission)
- ISS Expedition 4 (6 month mission to the ISS)
- STS-111 Endeavour (The mission landed Expedition 4)
- Leroy Chiao (born 1960), Engineer (4 flights)
- STS-65 Columbia (Science Mission)
- STS-72 Endeavour (Returned Japan's Space Flyer Unit)
- STS-92 Discovery (ISS Assembly Mission - Launched the Z1 Truss Segment and PMA-3)
- Soyuz TMA-5 (The launch and landing vehicle of Expedition 10)
- ISS Expedition 10 (6 month mission to the ISS)
- Michael R. Clifford (born 1952), U.S. Army (3 flights)
- STS-53 Discovery (Classified DoD Mission)
- STS-59 Endeavour (Science Mission)
- STS-76 Atlantis (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- Nancy J. Currie (born 1958), U.S. Army (4 flights)
- STS-57 Endeavour (Science Mission)
- STS-70 Discovery (Launched TDRS 7)
- STS-88 Endeavour (ISS Assembly Mission - Launched Unity (Node 1), PMA-1, and PMA-2)
- STS-109 Columbia (Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission; Columbia's last successful flight)
- Bernard A. Harris, Jr. (born 1956), Physician (2 flights)
- Susan J. Helms (born 1958), U.S. Air Force (5 flights)
- STS-54 Endeavour (Launched TDRS 6)
- STS-64 Discovery (Science Mission)
- STS-78 Columbia (Science Mission)
- STS-101 Atlantis (ISS Supply Mission)
- STS-102 Discovery (The mission launched Expedition 2)
- ISS Expedition 2 (6 month mission to the ISS)
- STS-105 Discovery (The mission landed Expedition 2)
- Thomas D. Jones (born 1955), U.S. Air Force (4 flights)
- STS-59 Endeavour (Science Mission)
- STS-68 Endeavour (Science Mission)
- STS-80 Columbia (3rd flight of the Wake Shield Facility)
- STS-98 Atlantis (ISS Assembly Mission - Launched the Destiny Laboratory Module)
- William S. McArthur (born 1951), U.S. Army (4 flights)
- STS-58 Columbia (Science Mission)
- STS-74 Atlantis (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-92 Discovery (ISS Assembly Mission - Launched the Z1 Truss Segment and PMA-3)
- Soyuz TMA-7 (The launch and landing vehicle of Expedition 12)
- ISS Expedition 12 (6 month mission to the ISS; was the Expedition 12 CDR)
- James H. Newman (born 1956), Physicist (4 flights)
- STS-51 Discovery (Launched the ACTS satellite)
- STS-69 Endeavour (2nd flight of the Wake Shield Facility)
- STS-88 Endeavour (ISS Assembly Mission - Launched Unity (Node 1), PMA-1, and PMA-2)
- STS-109 Columbia (Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission; Columbia's last successful flight)
- Ellen Ochoa (born 1958), Engineer (4 flights)
- STS-56 Discovery (Science Mission)
- STS-66 Atlantis (Science Mission - ATLAS-03)
- STS-96 Discovery (ISS Supply Mission)
- STS-110 Atlantis (Launched the S0 Truss Segment)
- Ronald M. Sega (born 1952), U.S. Air Force (2 flights)
- STS-60 Discovery (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-76 Atlantis (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- Donald A. Thomas (born 1955), Engineer (4 flights)
- STS-65 Columbia (Science Mission)
- STS-70 Discovery (Launched TDRS 7)
- STS-83 Columbia (Intended to be a Science Mission; Mission cut short due to fuel cell problems)
- STS-94 Columbia (Science Mission using experiments intended to be conducted on STS-83)
- Janice E. Voss (1956-2012), Engineer (5 flights)
- STS-57 Endeavour (Science Mission)
- STS-63 Discovery (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-83 Columbia (Intended to be a Science Mission; Mission cut short due to fuel cell problems)
- STS-94 Columbia (Science Mission using experiments intended to be conducted on STS-83)
- STS-99 Endeavour (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission)
- Carl Walz (1955), Physicist (5 flights)
- STS-51 Discovery (Satellite deployment Astronomy)
- STS-65 Columbia (Micro-gravity research)
- STS-79 Atlantis (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-108 Endeavour (Crew rotation to the International Space Station ISS)
- ISS Expedition 4 (6 month mission to the ISS)
- STS-111 Endeavour (Crew rotation to the International Space Station ISS)
- Peter Wisoff (1958), Physicist (4 flights)
- STS-57 Endeavour (1st flight of Spacehab - Satellite retrieval)
- STS-68 Endeavour (Space Radar Lab-2 (SRL-2) )
- STS-81 Atlantis (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-92 Discovery (delivered the Z1 truss and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 to the International Space Station ISS)
- David Wolf (1956), Medical Doctor, Engineer, Inventor (5 flights)
- STS-58 Columbia (Spacelab Life Sciences 2)
- STS-86 Atlantis (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-89 Atlantis (Shuttle-Mir Mission)
- STS-112 Atlantis (delivered the S1 truss segment to the International Space Station ISS)
- STS-127 Endeavour (install the final two components of the Japanese Experiment Module)
References[edit]
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ^ Jones, Thomas, "Sky Walking, An Astronaut's Memoir," Harper Collins, 2006
- ^ a b c d e f NASA (2006). "Astronaut Bio: Ken Cockrell (5/2006)". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e NASA (2006). "Astronaut Bio: Eileen Collins (5/2006)". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ a b NASA (1999). "Astronaut Bio: W. Gregory 11/99". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e f NASA (2006). "Astronaut Bio: James Halsell (11/2006)". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e NASA (2005). "Astronaut Bio: Charles J. Precourt 3/2005". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ a b c d NASA (2003). "Astronaut Bio: Richard A. Searfoss 2/03". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e NASA (2007). "Astronaut Bio: Terrence W. Wilcutt (3/2007)". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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