Home - Search - Browse - Alphabetic Index: 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9
A- B- C- D- E- F- G- H- I- J- K- L- M- N- O- P- Q- R- S- T- U- V- W- X- Y- Z
Stefanyshyn-Piper, Heidemarie Martha
American engineer mission specialist astronaut 1996-2009. Engineer.
Status: Inactive; Active 1996-2009. Born: 1963-02-07. Spaceflights: 2 . Total time in space: 27.65 days. Birth Place: Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Educated MIT.
Official NASA Biography as of June 2016:Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper (CAPTAIN, USN)
NASA Astronaut (FORMER)
PERSONAL DATA: Born February 7, 1963 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Married to Glenn A. Piper. They have one son. She enjoys scuba diving, swimming, running, roller blading, ice skating. As an undergraduate, she competed in intercollegiate athletics on MIT's crew team. Her mother, Adelheid Stefanyshyn, resides in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her father, Michael Stefanyshyn, is deceased. His parents, Glenn & Gerry Piper, reside in Clarkston, Washington.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Derham Hall High School, St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1980; received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984, and a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985.
ORGANIZATIONS: American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
SPECIAL HONORS: Received "VADM C.R. Bryan Award" Class 2-88B, Engineering Duty Officer Basic Course. Awarded Meritorious Service Medal, 2 Navy Commendation Medals, 2 Navy Achievement Medals, and other service medals. "Most Valuable Player Award" MIT Women's Crew in 1982, Women Diver’s Hall of Fame (2007).
EXPERIENCE: Stefanyshyn-Piper received her commission from the Navy ROTC Program at MIT in June 1985. She completed training at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center in Panama City, Florida as a Navy Basic Diving Officer and Salvage Officer. She completed several tours of duty as an Engineering Duty Officer in the area of ship maintenance and repair. She qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer onboard USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). In September 1994, Stefanyshyn-Piper reported to the Naval Sea Systems Command as Underwater Ship Husbandry Operations Officer for the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving. In that capacity, she advised fleet diving activities in the repair of naval vessels while waterborne. Additionally she is a qualified and experienced salvage officer. Major salvage projects include: development of salvage plan for the Peruvian Navy salvage of the Peruvian submarine PACOCHA; and de-stranding of the tanker EXXON HOUSTON, off the coast of Barber's Point, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in April 1996, Stefanyshyn-Piper reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. Having completed two years of training and evaluation, she is qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. Initially assigned to astronaut support duties for launch and landing, she has also served as lead Astronaut Office Representative for Payloads and in the Astronaut Office EVA branch. A veteran of two space flights, STS-115 in 2006, and STS-126 in 2008, Stefanyshyn-Piper has logged over 27 days in space, and 33 hours and 42 minutes of EVA in 5 space walks. Captain Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper retired from NASA in July 2009 to return to the U.S. Navy at the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington D.C.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-115 Atlantis (September 9-21, 2006) successfully restarted assembly of the International Space Station. During the 12-day mission the crew delivered and installed the massive P3/P4 truss, and two sets of solar arrays that will eventually provide one quarter of the station’s power. The crew also performed unprecedented robotic work using the Shuttle’s arm. Stefanyshyn-Piper made 2 spacewalks (EVAs) that completed truss installation, enabled the solar arrays to be deployed and prepared an important radiator for later activation. She and Joe Tanner also replaced an S-Band Antenna, signal processor and transponder that transmits voice and data to the ground and retrieved an external science payload for return to earth.
STS-126 Endeavour (November 14-30, 2008) launched at night from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It was NASA’s 4th shuttle flight in 2008 and the 27th Shuttle/Station assembly mission. Highlights of the almost 16-day mission included expanding the living quarters of the space station to eventually house 6 membercrews by delivering a new bathroom, kitchenette, two bedrooms, an exercise machine, and a water recycling system. The crew also completed 4 spacewalks to repair the damaged Starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), lubricate the Port SARJ, install an external camera group and a GPS Antenna on the Japanese Logistic Module. Stefanyshyn-Piper was the lead space walker and performed 3 of the spacewalks. STS-126 also delivered a new resident to the station, replacing Greg Chamitoff, Expedition 17-18 with Sandy Magnus, Expedition 18. STS-126 returned to Earth after completing 250 orbits in over 6.6 million miles.
JULY 2009
NASA Official Biography- NAME: Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper (Lieutenant Commander, USN)
- NASA Astronaut Candidate (Mission Specialist)
- PERSONAL DATA:
- Born February 7, 1963 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Married to Glenn A. Piper. They have one child. She enjoys scuba diving, swimming, running, roller blading, ice skating. As an undergraduate, she competed in intercollegiate athletics on MIT's crew team. Her mother, Adelheid Stefanyshyn, resides in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her father, Michael Stefanyshyn, is deceased. His parents, Glenn & Gerry Piper, reside in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
- EDUCATION:
- Graduated from Derham Hall High School, St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1980; received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984, and a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985.
- ORGANIZATIONS:
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
- SPECIAL HONORS:
- Received "VADM C.R. Bryan Award" Class 2-88B, Engineering Duty Officer Basic Course. Awarded 2 Navy Commendation Medals, 2 Navy Achievement Medals, Navy Unit Commendation and National Defense Medal. "Most Valuable Player Award" MIT Women's Crew in 1982.
- EXPERIENCE:
- Stefanyshyn-Piper received her commission from the Navy ROTC Program at MIT in June 1985. She completed training at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center in Panama City, Florida as a Navy Basic Diving Officer and Salvage Officer. She completed several tours of duty as an Engineering Duty Officer in the area of ship maintenance and repair. She qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer onboard USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). In September 1994, Stefanyshyn-Piper reported to the Naval Sea Systems Command as Underwater Ship Husbandry Operations Officer for the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving. In that capacity, she advised fleet diving activities in the repair of naval vessels while waterborne. Additionally she is a qualified and experienced salvage officer. Major salvage projects include: development of salvage plan for the Peruvian Navy salvage of the Peruvian submarine PACOCHA; and de-stranding of the tanker EXXON HOUSTON, off the coast of Barber's Point, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
- NASA EXPERIENCE:
- Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in April 1996. Stefanyshyn-Piper reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996 to begin two years of training and evaluation. Successful completion of initial training will qualify her for various technical assignments leading to selection as a mission specialist on a Space Shuttle flight crew.
JANUARY 1997
More at: Stefanyshyn-Piper.
Family:
Astronaut.
Country:
USA.
Spacecraft:
ISS.
Flights:
STS-115,
STS-126.
Agency:
USN.
Bibliography:
12,
6061.
1963 February 7 - .
- Birth of Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Stefanyshyn-Piper.
American engineer mission specialist astronaut 1996-2009. Engineer. 2 spaceflights, 27.7 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-115 (2006), STS-126..
1983 December 5 - .
- NASA Astronaut Training Group 16 selected. - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Brown, David,
Burbank,
Cagle,
Caldeiro,
Camarda,
Carey,
Clark,
Fincke,
Forrester,
Frick,
Guidoni,
Herrington,
Higginbotham,
Hobaugh,
Kelly, James,
Kelly, Mark,
Kelly, Scott,
Lockhart,
Loria,
Magnus,
Massimino,
Mastracchio,
McCool,
Morin,
Nowak,
Pettit,
Phillips.
The group was selected to provide pilot, engineer, and scientist astronauts for space shuttle flights.. Qualifications: Pilots: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics. Advanced degree desirable. At least 1,000 flight-hours of pilot-in-command time. Flight test experience desirable. Excellent health. Vision minimum 20/50 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20 vision; maximum sitting blood pressure 140/90. Height between 163 and 193 cm.
Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. 10 pilots and 25 mission specialists selected from over 2,400 applicants. 9 additional international astronauts.
2006 September 9 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #01 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
Atlantis launched into an almost clear Florida sky this morning for an 11-day mission that marks the return to assembly of the International Space Station..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 9 - .
15:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC39B.
LV Family:
Shuttle.
Launch Vehicle:
Space Shuttle.
2006 September 10 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #03 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
MacLean,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
STS-115.
It was a productive day for the six astronauts onboard Atlantis. The crew inspected the shuttle's heat shield, prepared for docking to the International Space Station and readied spacesuits for the upcoming three spacewalks..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 10 - .
2006 September 11 - .
2006 September 11 - .
2006 September 12 - .
2006 September 12 - .
2006 September 12 - .
10:17 GMT - .
2006 September 13 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #08 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
Lopez-Alegria,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Tyurin,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
Soyuz TMA-9,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
The Atlantis and Expedition 13 crews are getting ready for the second spacewalk of the STS-115 mission to the International Space Station..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 14 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #10 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
With several busy days including two successful spacewalks behind them, the Atlantis and International Space Station crews were looking forward to deployment of new station solar arrays and preparing for the mission's third spacewalk..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 14 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #11 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
STS-115.
The International Space Station today spread a second set of wings, giant solar panels that eventually will double the power generated aboard the orbiting science outpost..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 15 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #12 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
The Atlantis and International Space Station crews today will focus on the third and final spacewalk of the mission..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 15 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #13 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
MacLean,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
STS-115.
Astronauts Joe Tanner and Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper finished the third and final spacewalk of Atlantis' mission today, powering up a cooling radiator for the new solar arrays unfolded Thursday on the International Space Station..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 15 - .
10:00 GMT - .
2006 September 16 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #15 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
Astronauts on board Space Shuttle Atlantis today got a much deserved day off having completed three highly successful space walks that put the International Space Station back under construction..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 16 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #14 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew gets some well deserved time to relax today..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 17 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #16 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Ansari,
Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
Lopez-Alegria,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Tyurin,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
Soyuz TMA-9,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
It's undocking day. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to begin moving away from the International Space Station at 7:50 a.m. CDT..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 17 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #17 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Ansari,
Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
Lopez-Alegria,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Tyurin,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
Soyuz TMA-9,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis left a space station today markedly different than the one to which it docked less than a week ago..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 18 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #19 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Ansari,
Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
Lopez-Alegria,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Tyurin,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
Soyuz TMA-9,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
The crew of the International Space Station worked through an emergency procedure this morning after an oxygen generation unit apparently overheated..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 18 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #18 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Ansari,
Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
Lopez-Alegria,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Tyurin,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
Soyuz TMA-9,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
The International Space Station is a busy place these days. Sunday saw the departure of the space shuttle visitors who had been working from the orbiting complex the past six days with a 7:50 a.m. CDT undocking of Atlantis. Hours later, three more explorers launched toward the station in a Soyuz spacecraft. Additional Details: here....
2006 September 19 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #21 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Ansari,
Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
Lopez-Alegria,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Tyurin,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
Soyuz TMA-9,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
Space Shuttle managers today decided to extend Atlantis' stay in space to allow for additional inspections of the spacecraft to be performed..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 19 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #20 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Ansari,
Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
Lopez-Alegria,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Tyurin,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
Soyuz TMA-9,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
A space-age conference call linked three orbiting crews early Tuesday..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 20 - .
- STS-115 MCC Status Report #22 - .
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Ansari,
Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
Lopez-Alegria,
MacLean,
Reiter,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner,
Tyurin,
Vinogradov,
Williams, Jeffrey.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-8,
Soyuz TMA-9,
STS-115,
STS-121 Astrolab.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis crew began another survey of the spacecraft's heat shield late Tuesday after mission managers decided the orbiter would spend another day in space..
Additional Details: here....
2006 September 21 - .
2006 September 21 - .
10:21 GMT - .
- Landing of STS-115 - .
Return Crew: Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
MacLean,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner.
Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Burbank,
Ferguson,
Jett,
MacLean,
Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Tanner.
Program: ISS.
Flight: STS-115.
2008 November 15 - .
00:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC39A.
LV Family:
Shuttle.
Launch Vehicle:
Space Shuttle.
- STS-126 - .
Call Sign: Endeavour. Crew: Boe,
Bowen,
Ferguson,
Kimbrough,
Magnus,
Pettit,
Stefanyshyn-Piper.
Return Crew: Boe,
Bowen,
Ferguson,
Kimbrough,
Magnus,
Pettit,
Stefanyshyn-Piper.
Payload: Endeavour F22 / MPLM-1 / ULF-2. Mass: 116,500 kg (256,800 lb). Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Boe,
Bowen,
Ferguson,
Kimbrough,
Magnus,
Pettit,
Stefanyshyn-Piper.
Agency: NASA.
Program: ISS.
Class: Manned.
Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: Soyuz TMA-13,
STS-124 ISS EO-17,
STS-126,
STS-126 ISS EO-18.
Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle.
Spacecraft: Endeavour.
Duration: 15.85 days. Decay Date: 2008-11-30 . USAF Sat Cat: 33441 . COSPAR: 2008-059A. Apogee: 352 km (218 mi). Perigee: 344 km (213 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.50 min.
ISS resupply and internal outfitting flight, docked at the Harmony module of the sation at 22:01 GMT on 16 November. The Leonardo module contained 6956 kg of cargo, mainly devoted to allowing a future full ISS crew of six: two crew quarters racks, a Galley rack, a Waste and Hygiene Compartment rack, two Water Recovery System racks, an experiment rack, a Combustion integration rack, and miscellaneous supplies in three Resupply Stowage Racks and six Resupply Stowage Platforms. On 17 November at 17:09 GMT the ISS robot arm moved the Leonardo module from the shuttle's payload bay to the Harmony module nadir port for unloading. The mission also rotated the ISS long-term NASA crew member, replacing Chamitoff with Magnus. Four spacewalks were conducted, primarily to repair a broken ISS Solar Array Rotary Joint.
The unloaded Leonardo module was returned to the shuttle bay on 26 November. The shuttle undocked from the ISS at 14:47 GMT on 28 November. The next day, at 20:33 GMT, it released a 7 kg PicoSat Solar Cell Testbed Experiment, a prototype for a later picosat mission to geostationary transfer orbit to study degradation of solar cells while passing through the earth's radiation belts.
Following two wave-offs for a Kennedy Space Center landing due to weather, Endeavour made its 89 m/s deorbit maneuver at 20:19 on 29 November, and landed at Runway 04L/22R at Edwards AFB at 21:25 GMT.
Cargo Manifest, Total = 17,370 kg:
- Bay 1-2: Orbiter Docking System = 1800 kg + EMUs 3005 and 3011 = 260 kg
- Bay 3 Port: APC/SPDU = 100 kg
- Bay 3 Starboard: APC/SSPL Picosat launcher = 50 kg + PSSC Picosats = 7 kg
- Bay 7 Starboard: ROEU 751 umbilical = 50 kg
- Bay 7-12: Leonardo (MPLM-1) = 12748 kg
- Bay 13: Lightweight MPESS Carrier (LMC)= 1495 kg
- Sill: RMS 201 = 410 kg + OBSS = 450 kg
2008 November 18 - .
- EVA STS-126-1 - .
Crew: Bowen,
Stefanyshyn-Piper.
EVA Duration: 0.29 days. Nation: USA.
Related Persons: Bowen,
Stefanyshyn-Piper.
Program: ISS.
Flight: Soyuz TMA-13,
STS-126.
The crew began the multi-EVA process of repair and lubrication of the errant Solar Alpha Rotary Joint. A 14-kg tool bag floated away and could not be recovered, but the work could be completed with spare tools..
2008 November 20 - .
2008 November 22 - .
Back to top of page
Home - Search - Browse - Alphabetic Index: 0- 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9
A- B- C- D- E- F- G- H- I- J- K- L- M- N- O- P- Q- R- S- T- U- V- W- X- Y- Z
© 1997-2019 Mark Wade - Contact
© / Conditions for Use