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Sturckow, Frederick Wilford 'Rick'

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Sturckow Credit: www.spacefacts.de

Status: Inactive; Active 1994-2013. Born: 1961-08-11. Spaceflights: 4 . Total time in space: 51.40 days. Birth Place: La Mesa, California.

Official NASA Biography as of June 2016:FREDERICK W. RICK STURCKOW (COLONEL, USMC, RET.)
NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)

PERSONAL DATA: Born August 11, 1961, and raised on a farm near Lakeside, California. Married to the former Michele A. Street of Great Mills, Maryland. He enjoys flying and physical training (PT). His father, Karl H. Sturckow, resides in Lakeside; his mother, Janette R. Sturckow, resides in La Mesa, California.

EDUCATION: Graduated from Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California, in 1978. Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, 1984. Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, 2000.

SPECIAL HONORS: Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (2), Distinguished Flying Cross (2), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Single Mission Air Medal with Combat "V", Strike/Flight Air Medal (4), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal (4), NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (3), NASA Distinguished Service Medal.

EXPERIENCE: Sturckow graduated high school at age 16 and worked for two years as a truck mechanic at Earley IH Truck Center, serving with the Goodyear Baja pit crew on weekends. During college at Cal Poly, he was leader of the SAE off-road truck project and built his own stock car. Sturckow drove in more than 60 professional Baja and circle-track races. He then joined the Marines and was commissioned in December 1984. An Honor Graduate of The Basic School, he earned his wings in April 1987. Following initial F/A-18 training at VFA-125, he reported to VMFA-333, the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. While assigned to VMFA-333, he made an overseas deployment to Japan, Korea, and the Philippines and was then selected to attend the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) in March, 1990. In August 1990, he deployed to Sheik Isa Air Base, Bahrain, for a period of eight months. Sturckow flew a total of 41 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm and led 30 plane airstrikes into Iraq and Kuwait. In January 1992 he attended the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. In 1993 he reported to the Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, for duty as the F/A-18 E/F Project Pilot. Sturckow also flew a wide variety of projects and classified programs as an F/A-18 test pilot in the areas of weapons separation, carrier suitability, flutter, loads, electronic systems, flying qualities and performance.

He has logged more than 6,500 flight hours and has flown over 60 different aircraft.

NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in December 1994, Sturckow reported to the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in March 1995. He completed a year of training and evaluation and was initially assigned to work technical issues for the Vehicle Systems and Operations Branch of the Astronaut Office. Since then, he has served as Deputy for the Shuttle Operations Branch of the Astronaut Office, Lead for Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Operations Support, Chief of the Astronaut Office Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) Branch, and Chief of the Astronaut Office International Space Station Branch. A veteran of four space flights, Sturckow has logged more than 1,200 hours in space. He served as pilot on STS-88 (1998, the first International Space Station assembly mission) and on STS-105 (2001). He was the Crew Commander on STS-117 (2007) and STS-128 (2009). Colonel Sturckow retired from the United States Marine Corps while aboard the International Space Station in September, 2009, after 25 years of active duty service. Sturckow then served as Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office for the final shuttle missions, flying weather reconnaissance in the T-38 and Shuttle Training Aircraft for launch and landing. Following the tragic Tucson shooting event in January of 2011, he was assigned as the Backup Commander for STS-134. He later served in the International Space Station Operations Branch and as a CAPCOM in the Mission Control Center. In March 2013, Sturckow left NASA to pursue other interests.

SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-88 Endeavour (December 4 through December 15, 1998) was the first International Space Station assembly mission. During the 12-day mission, U.S.-built node, Unity, was mated with Zarya, the Russian built Functional Cargo Block (FGB). Two crew members performed three spacewalks to connect umbilicals and attach tools/hardware in the assembly and outfitting of the station. Additionally, the crew performed the initial activation and first ingress of the space station, preparing it for future assembly missions and full-time occupation. The crew also performed IMAX Cargo Bay Camera (ICBC) operations and deployed two satellites: Mighty Sat 1, built by the United States Air Force Phillips Laboratory, and SAC-A, the first successful launch of an Argentine satellite. The mission was accomplished in 185 orbits of the Earth in 283 hours and 18 minutes.

STS-105 Discovery (August 10 through August 22, 2001) was the 11th mission to the International Space Station. While at the orbital outpost, the STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition 3 crew, attached the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and transferred more than 2.7 metric tons of supplies and equipment to the station. During the mission, two spacewalks were performed by two crew members. They also brought home the Expedition 2 crew. The STS-105 mission was accomplished in 186 orbits of the Earth, traveling over 4.9 million miles in 285 hours and 13 minutes.

STS-117 Atlantis (June 8 through June 22, 2007) was the 118th shuttle mission and the 21st mission to visit the International Space Station. The successful construction and repair mission involved multiple EVAs by four astronauts to install the S3/4 truss segment, the heaviest element ever delivered by the shuttle to the station. The mission also delivered and returned with an Expedition crew member. STS-117 returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California, having traveled 5.8 million miles in 14 days.

STS-128 Discovery (August 28 through September 11, 2009) was the 128th shuttle mission and the 30th mission to the International Space Station, performing the only shuttle docking with the vernier attitude control jets failed. The crew delivered 18,500 pounds of hardware and performed three spacewalks. STS-128 performed the final shuttle landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, having traveled 5.7 million miles in 14 days.

April 2013

NAME: Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow (Captain, USMC)

NASA Astronaut

PERSONAL DATA:

Born August 11, 1961, in La Mesa, California but considers Lakeside, California to be his hometown. Married to the former Michele A. Street of Great Mills, Maryland. He enjoys flying and physical training (PT). His father, Karl H. Sturckow, resides in Lakeside and his mother, Janette R. Sturckow, resides in La Mesa.

EDUCATION:

Graduated from Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California, in 1978. Bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University, 1984.

ORGANIZATIONS:

Member of Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP), Marine Corps Association (MCA).

SPECIAL HONORS:

Single Mission Air Medal with Combat "V", Strike/Flight Air Medals (4), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

EXPERIENCE:

Sturckow was commissioned in December, 1984. An Honor Graduate of The Basic School, he earned his wings in April, 1987. Following initial F/A-18 training at VFA-125, he reported to VMFA-333, MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina. While assigned to VMFA-333 he made an overseas deployment to Japan, Korea, and the Philipines and was then selected to attend the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) in March, 1990. In August of 1990 he deployed to Sheik Isa Air Base, Bahrain for a period of eight months. Sturckow flew a total of forty-one combat missions during Operation Desert Storm and served as overall mission commander for 30-plane airstrikes into Iraq and Kuwait. In January, 1992 he attended the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California. In 1993 he reported to the Naval Air Warfare Center- Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland for duty as the F/A-18 E/F Project Pilot. Sturckow also flew a wide variety of projects and classified programs as an F/A-18 test pilot.

He has logged approximately 2,500 flight hours and has flown over 40 different aircraft.

NASA EXPERIENCE:

Selected by NASA in December 1994, Sturckow reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995. He completed a year of training and evaluation and was assigned to work technical issues for the Vehicle Systems and Operations Branch of the Astronaut Office.

CURRENT ASSIGNMENT:

Sturckow will serve as pilot on the crew of STS-88, the first Space Shuttle mission to carry hardware to space for the assembly of the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for July 1998.

• Birth of Frederick Wilford 'Rick' Sturckow - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Sturckow. American test pilot astronaut 1994-2013. Grew up in Lakeside, California. US Marine Corps. Flew 41 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm. 4 spaceflights, 51.4 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-88 (1998), STS-105, STS-117, STS-128..

• NASA Astronaut Training Group 15 selected. - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Altman, Anderson, Ashby, Bloomfield, Chawla, Curbeam, Edwards, Joe, Gorie, Hire, Husband, Kavandi, Kilrain, Lindsey, Lu, Melroy, Noriega, Reilly, Robinson, Sturckow.

  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 9 mission specialists, 6 civilians and 13 military officers, chosen from 2,962 applicants, of which 122 screened in June-August 1994. 4 additional international astronauts.

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  The first International Space Station assembly mission was postponed for 24 hours when the brief 5-minute launch window ran out before flight controllers could fully analyze the cause of a master alarm that sounded inside the Space Shuttle Endeavour's crew cabin. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  Endeavour's six astronauts wrapped up their first day in space a bit later than planned, at approximately 8:21 a.m. Central time today, when they began an abbreviated sleep period. Crew members were trouble-shooting a minor problem with the Orbiter Communications Adapter (OCA) system, which is used to transmit software files between the Space Shuttle and the flight controllers on the ground. A wake-up call from Mission Control is planned for 3:36 p.m. Central time, for the crew to begin their first full day of on-orbit activities. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  Five Americans and one Russian set off to begin building the International Space Station at 2:36 a.m. CST today, launching from Kennedy Space Center with the first American-built component of the station -- a connecting module named Unity -- in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay. The shuttle's climb to orbit was flawless. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 - . Call Sign: Endeavour. Crew: Cabana, Currie, Krikalyov, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Payload: Endeavour F13. Mass: 116,277 kg (256,346 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Krikalyov, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Agency: NASA Houston. Manufacturer: North American. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-88. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Endeavour. Duration: 11.80 days. Decay Date: 1998-12-16 . USAF Sat Cat: 25549 . COSPAR: 1998-069A. Apogee: 399 km (247 mi). Perigee: 382 km (237 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.40 min.

  First attempted launch of STS-88 was scrubbed at 09:03 GMT on December 3 due to a problem with a hydraulic system sensor. Launch came the next day, with Endeavour entering an initial 75 km x 313 km x 51.6 degree orbit. Half an orbit after launch, at 09:19 GMT, Endeavour fired its OMS engines to raise the orbit to 180 km x 322 km x 51.6 degree.

  On December 5 at 22:25 GMT Nancy Currie unberthed the Unity space station node from the payload bay using the RMS arm. She then moved the Unity to a position docked to the Orbiter Docking System in the payload bay in readiness for assembly with the Russian-launched Zarya FGB ISS component. After rendezvous with the Zarya FGB module, on December 6 at 23:47 GMT Endeavour grappled Zarya with the robot arm, and at 02:07 GMT on December 7 it was soft docked to the PMA-1 port on Unity. After some problems hard dock was achieved at 02:48 GMT. Unity and Zarya then formed the core of the future International Space Station. Ross and Newman made three space walks to connect cables between Zarya and Unity, on December 7, 9 and 12. On the last EVA a canvas tool bag was attached to the exterior of Unity to provide tools for future station assembly workers. Docking cables were disconnected to prevent Unity and Zarya from inadvertently undocking. Following an internal examination of the embryonic space station, Endeavour undocked at 20:30 GMT on December 13. The SAC-A and Mightysat satellites were ejected from the payload bay on December 14 and 15. Deorbit burn was December 16 at 03:48 GMT, and Endeavour landed at 04:53:29 GMT, on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center.

  Payloads included:

  • Sill: RMS arm No. 303
  • Bay 1-2: Tunnel Adapter 002
  • Bay 3-4: Orbiter Docking System/External Airlock (Boeing/Palmdale)
  • Bay 7-13: Unity (Node 1) (Boeing/Huntsville), including the PMA-1 and PMA-2 docking adapters (Boeing/Huntington Beach)
  • Bay 2 Port: GABA adapter with SAC-A satellite
  • Bay 4 Starboard: Carrier with Tool Stowage Assembly
  • Bay 5 Port: GABA adapter with two PFR space walk platforms and one PFR stanchion.
  • Bay 5 Starboard: GABA adapter with two more PFR space walk platforms and one PFR stanchion.
  • Bay 6 Port: GABA adapter with Mightysat
  • Bay 6 Starboard: APC carrier with TCS laser rendezvous sensor
  • Bay 7 Starboard: APC carrier with TCS laser rendezvous sensor
  • Bay 13 Port: GABA adapter with SEM-7 and G-093 canisters
  • Bay 13 Starboard: GABA adapter with IMAX Cargo Bay Camera

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 05 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's astronauts began an eight-hour sleep period at 5:36 a.m. Central time following a full night of activity in which they checked out equipment that will be used in the assembly of the first two components of the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 08 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  Endeavour's crew awoke at 10:36 a.m. CST today to begin the orbital assembly of the International Space Station, uniting the first two station modules, Zarya and Unity. The astronauts were awakened to the sounds of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," requested by Commander Bob Cabana's daughter, Sarah. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 07 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88. Astronaut Nancy Currie gently mated the 12.8-ton Unity connecting module to Endeavour's docking system late Saturday afternoon, successfully completing the first task in assembling the new International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 11 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  The first U.S. segment of the International Space Station came to life Monday night as the Unity module was activated for the first time. Activation followed the connection of electrical and data cables by Astronauts Jerry Ross and Jim Newman during a 7-hour, 21-minute space walk. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  At the request of Commander Bob Cabana, Mission Control delayed Endeavour's wake-up call by one-half hour today, waking the crew at 12:06 p.m. CST, after the astronauts remained up past their scheduled sleep time to enjoy the view and relax following a very busy and successful day yesterday. The crew was awakened by Dwight Yokum's "Streets of Bakersfield," requested by the wife of Pilot Rick Sturckow, a California native. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's astronauts boosted the fledgling International Space Station to a higher altitude Tuesday and had a chance to relax for a few hours as the first station assembly flight neared the halfway mark.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Husband, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  Endeavour's six astronauts awoke at 10:41 a.m. CST today and are preparing for a historic day - entry into the International Space Station for the first time. The crew was awakened to Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA," played for Mission Specialist-2, Nancy Currie at the request of her husband, David. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 18 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  Endeavour's crew was awakened at 10:36 a.m. CST today to continue their work of preparing the International Space Station for future crews. "Trepak," a Russian dance from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" ballet, was played as the wake-up music in honor of cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Sergei Krikalev. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 17 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Gidzenko, Newman, Ross, Shepherd, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  Endeavour's astronauts opened the new International Space Station for business Thursday, entering the Unity and Zarya modules for the first time and establishing an S-band communications system that will enable U.S. flight controllers to monitor the outpost's systems. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's astronauts bid farewell to the International Space Station this afternoon, undocking from the new complex which will fly unpiloted for the next five months until the next shuttle assembly flight in May 1999.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 22 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Fincke, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  For the first time ever, the new International Space Station Flight Control Room in Houston issued a wake-up call to orbiting astronauts. At 10:36 a.m. CST, space station communicator Astronaut Mike Fincke awoke Endeavour's crew with the song" Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" as they prepare to say "goodnight" to the space station. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's astronauts completed the first assembly work of the International Space Station on Saturday, securing tools, tethers and cables to the new outpost and freeing a second jammed antenna on Zarya during a 6-hour, 59-minute space walk.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 24 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Phillips, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  Endeavour's crew awoke to the sounds of James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)," today, in honor of the good feelings evoked by this successful first International Space Station Assembly mission. That wake-up call from Mission Control at 11:36 a.m. today, marks the start of the final full-day of operations for the six-member crew of STS-88. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 27 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  NASA's final Shuttle mission of 1998 came to an end this evening with the landing of Space Shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center. Following a 4.6 million mile journey, STS-88 Commander Bob Cabana guided the orbiter down onto runway 15 with landing gear touchdown occurring at 9:54 p.m. CST. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 25 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's astronauts wrapped up their mission objectives and packed up their ship, ready for a landing late tonight at Kennedy Space Center and the end of the first mission to assemble the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-88 Mission Status Report # 26 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88.

  Endeavour's astronauts awoke to the sounds of Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" today, and are now preparing for a return trip to Earth. The wake-up call came at 11:36 a.m. CST, and was chosen by the flight control team to energize the six crew members in anticipation of tonight's landing in Florida, marking the 10th nighttime Shuttle landing in the program's history. Additional Details: here....

• Landing of STS-88 - . Return Crew: Cabana, Currie, Krikalyov, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cabana, Currie, Krikalyov, Newman, Ross, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-88. STS-88 landed at 04:16 GMT. .

• ISS Status Report: ISS 01-23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2.

  A week and a half removed from the most recent shuttle visit to the International Space Station, the Expedition Two crew continues preparations for ending its mission aboard the complex as Discovery is readied for the STS-105 launch a week from tomorrow at 4:38 p.m. Central time to deliver supplies, logistics and the next crew to live aboard the orbiting outpost. Additional Details: here....

• ISS Status Report: ISS 01-24 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Jett, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2.

  With Discovery poised on Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center for liftoff tomorrow to the International Space Station, Expedition Two Commander Yury Usachev and Flight Engineers Jim Voss and Susan Helms completed the packing of personal items and hardware for their return to Earth after more than five months in orbit and awaited the arrival of their replacements. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. After a one-day delay because of weather, Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off this afternoon, carrying a crew of four and three new residents to the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 - . Call Sign: Discovery. Crew: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin. Payload: Discovery F30 / Leonardo. Mass: 116,914 kg (257,751 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin. Agency: NASA Houston. Manufacturer: Boeing. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Discovery. Duration: 11.88 days. Decay Date: 2001-08-22 . USAF Sat Cat: 26888 . COSPAR: 2001-035A. Apogee: 402 km (249 mi). Perigee: 373 km (231 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 92.30 min.

  STS 105 was an American shuttle that carried a crew of ten (including three crew for the ISS - one American and two Russian), five tonnes of supplies, hardware, and a bedroom suite to accommodate a third astronaut in the Destiny module. The crew installed in the station two new science experiment racks that were carried in the Leonardo container which was first lifted out of the shuttle and bolted to the Unity module. Leonardo then carried back all the trash from the ISS back to the shuttle. They crew installed the MISSE (Materials International Space Station Experiment) container outside the ISS to test the effect of radiation on materials and some low-cost science experiments such as microgravity cell growth studies inside the station.

  The 15,107 kg payload consisted of:

  • Bay 1-2: Orbiter Docking System/External Airlock and 3 EMU spacesuits - 2160 kg
  • Bay 4P: Adapter beam with G-780 (Mayo High School, Rochester, Minnesota experiment to study germination of faba beans) and PSP-1 (NASA-GSFC canister with passive experiments and ballast) - 200 kg
  • Bay 5: Integrated Cargo Carrier/KYD - 1280 kg, with the Early Ammonia Servicer for the station's P6 truss- 640 kg and two small exposure experiments PEC-1 and PEC-2, to be installed on the be installed on the ISS Quest module as part of the MISSE materials exposure program
  • Bay 7-12: MPLM FM1 (Leonardo) module - 9800 kg total including 3300 kg of payload to be transferred to the Station
  • Bay 13P: Adapter beam with G-774 (Microgravity Smoldering Combustion (MSC) experiment) and SEM-10 (canister with 11 school experiments) - 410 kg
  • Bay 13S: Adapter beam with Simplesat and ACE avionics - 355 kg
  • Sill: RMS arm - 410 kg
  STS-105 main engine cutoff was at 2118 GMT placed Discovery and external tank ET-110 into a 58 x 234 km x 51.6 deg orbit. At 2148 GMT Discovery reached apogee and fired its OMS engines to enter a 155 x 233 km x 51.6 deg orbit; another burn at 0100 GMT raised the orbit to 198 x 277 km. Discovery docked at the Station's PMA-2 port at 1842 GMT on August 12. After some problems aligning the docking system, the docking ring was retracted and latched at 1905 GMT and the hatch was opened to ISS at 2042 GMT. Expedition 3 began on August 13 at 1915 GMT when the new crew's seat liners were installed on the Soyuz transport ship. The formal EX-2/EX-3 change-of-command ceremony was held on August 17 in Destiny.

  The Leonardo MPLM module was lifted out of Discovery's payload bay at 1326 GMT on August 13 and docked to Unity's nadir at 1554 GMT. 3300 kg of cargo from Leonardo was transferred to the Station. Then 1700 kg of station garbage and materials were loaded into Leonardo. It was unberthed from Unity at 1816 GMT on August 19 and returned to the payload bay for the return to Earth at 1917 GMT.

  Discovery undocked at 1452 GMT on August 20 with the Expedition 2 crew aboard, leaving Expedition 3 at the Station.

  At 1830 GMT on August 20 the Simplesat test satellite was ejected from a GAS canister in the cargo bay. Discovery landed at Kennedy Space Center at 1822:58 GMT on August 22 on runway 15, after a deorbit burn at 1715 GMT. The Expedition Two crew of Usachyov, Voss and Helms had been in space for 167 days. Discovery was taken out of service after the flight for structural inspections. Its last maintenance down period was in 1995-1996.

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. The seven crewmembers aboard Discovery, including the future residents of the International Space Station (ISS), spent their first full day in orbit today preparing for their arrival tomorrow at the orbital outpost.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. The seven crewmembers aboard Discovery were awakened shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday for their first full day in space, a day of pursuit and preparation for a Sunday rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station (ISS).. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #05 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Discovery Commander Scott Horowitz, with the assistance of Pilot Rick Sturckow and Mission Specialists Pat Forrester and Dan Barry, carefully guided the Shuttle to a linkup with the ISS at 1:42 p.m. Central time as the two craft sailed 240 miles above northwestern Australia. On board Discovery were the new Station Commander Frank Culbertson, and his Expedition Three crewmates, Pilot Vladimir Dezhurov and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #04 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  The crew of Discovery, trailing the International Space Station by less than 2,000 statute miles, was awakened at 5:10 a.m. Central time to the sounds of "The White Eagle," a traditional Russian folk song played for Expedition Three Pilot Vladimir Dezhurov. Dezhurov and his crewmates, Expedition Three Commander Frank Culbertson and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin are just hours from reaching their new home aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #10 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Forrester, Sturckow. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. Discovery's astronauts were awakened shortly after 4 a.m. Central time to the sounds of "Big Boy Toys", a country and western tune by Aaron Tippin, selected for Pilot Rick Sturckow by his wife.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  On the 1000th day since the launch of the first module of the International Space Station, Discovery's astronauts were awakened shortly after 4 a.m. Central time to the sounds of "The Marvelous Toy" by Tom Paxton for Mission Specialist Dan Barry from his wife. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Astronauts Dan Barry and Pat Forrester completed the first of two planned space walks during Discovery's voyage to the International Space Station. The excursion lasted 6 hours, 16 minutes and involved installing the Early Ammonia Servicer and the first external experiment on the station's hull. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #14 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  The ten astronauts and cosmonauts aboard Discovery and the International Space Station will focus on transfer activities today, continuing to place equipment, discarded items and belongings of the Expedition Two crew aboard the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo for return to Earth. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #15 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  While Discovery's astronauts looked on, the Expedition Two crew ceremoniously handed command of the International Space Station to its Expedition Three replacements. The ceremony occurred just prior to closing the hatches between the two spacecraft in preparation for the final planned space walk of the STS-105 mission. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Discovery astronauts Dan Barry and Pat Forrester will perform the second space walk of the STS-105 mission today, hooking up heating cables and installing handrails on the International Space Station's Destiny Laboratory in advance of the arrival of a large truss structure at the complex next year. Meanwhile, the new Expedition Three crew aboard the station will continue packing the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo for its return to Earth Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #19 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  With its job completed for the mission, the Leonardo cargo module packed with more than 3,000 pounds of return hardware was safely tucked back aboard Discovery this afternoon. The operation sets the stage for the shuttle's departure from the International Space Station scheduled for 9:52 a.m. CDT Monday. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #20 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Crewmembers aboard Discovery and the International Space Station are spending their final hours together on a day that will see them bid farewell to one another, close hatches between the spacecraft, undock and separate to enable the new resident Expedition Three crew to begin a stay of about four months aboard the station. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Culbertson, Dezhurov, Helms, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Discovery's astronauts, now consisting of the Expedition Two crew, bid farewell to the International Space Station and the Expedition Three crew and undocked from the complex at 9:52 a.m. CDT Monday after more than a week of joint operations. Frank Culbertson, Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin now will settle in to oversee activities on the station for the next four months. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Culbertson, Dezhurov, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  With its systems checked out in excellent shape, Space Shuttle Discovery with its seven-person crew that includes the Expedition Two crew, is set to return home at 11:46 a.m. Central time to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, wrapping up a five and a half month stay on the International Space Station. A second landing opportunity is available an hour and a half later at 1:23 p.m. CDT. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #22 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  With Discovery 500 miles ahead of the International Space Station, and increasing that distance by more than 50 miles with each orbit of the Earth, the STS-105 and returning Expedition Two crewmembers are preparing for a Wednesday landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #24 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Ross, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. With crewmembers aboard Discovery ready for their return to Earth, the new Expedition Three crew aboard the International Space Station prepared for the arrival of a Progress resupply vehicle early tomorrow morning.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-105 Mission Status Report #25 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3. Discovery touched down at the Kennedy Space Center today at 1:23 p.m. concluding a successful mission to carry new residents to the International Space Station and return the Expedition Two crew following 167 days in space.. Additional Details: here....

• Landing of STS-105 - . Return Crew: Barry, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Usachyov, Voss. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Usachyov, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105. STS-105 landed at 18:23 GMT with the crew of Horowitz, Sturckow, Barry, Forrester, Usachyov, Voss and Helms aboard..

• ISS Status Report: ISS 01-25 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Barry, Culbertson, Dezhurov, Forrester, Helms, Horowitz, Sturckow, Tyurin, Voss. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-102 ISS EO-2, STS-105, STS-105 ISS EO-3.

  Just hours after the return of the Expedition Two crew to the Kennedy Space Center, the Expedition Three crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) received new supplies and fuel this morning following the flawless docking of a Progress resupply freighter. Additional Details: here....

• International Space Station Status Report #07-31 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Kotov, Sturckow, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15. The Expedition 15 crew completed the second spacewalk in eight days and continued preparations for space shuttle Atlantis' arrival at the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Archambault, Forrester, Kotov, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-117 ISS EO-15. The Space Shuttle Atlantis rocketed into a Florida twilight sky on time at 6:38 p.m. CDT today, kicking off the first of four shuttle missions scheduled this year.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 - . Call Sign: Atlantis. Crew: Anderson, Clayton, Archambault, Forrester, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson. Return Crew: Archambault, Forrester, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams. Payload: Atlantis F28 / S3, S4. Mass: 122,685 kg (270,474 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Archambault, Forrester, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: Boeing. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-117 ISS EO-15. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Atlantis. Duration: 13.84 days. Decay Date: 2007-06-22 . USAF Sat Cat: 31600 . COSPAR: 2007-024A. Apogee: 341 km (211 mi). Perigee: 330 km (200 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.20 min.

  The shuttle delivered the S3 and S4 truss segments to the starboard side of the International Space Station. The crew made three spacewalks to install these truss segments, conduct other station reconfiguration and installation work, deploy the solar arrays and prepare them for operation. A fourth spacewalk was added to repair loose re-entry insulation on the shuttle and get-ahead installation work on the outside of the station. The shuttle delivered NASA long-term ISS crew member Clayton Anderson to the station; and returned Suni Williams to earth. At the conclusion of this mission the station finally achieved its full-power, dual-boom configuration first conceived for Space Station Freedom in the 1980's.

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Archambault, Forrester, Kotov, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-117 ISS EO-15. During its first full day in orbit, the STS-117 crew inspected Space Shuttle Atlantis' heat shield and prepared for tomorrow's docking with the International Space Station scheduled for 2:38 p.m. CDT.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Archambault, Forrester, Kotov, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-117 ISS EO-15. The astronauts on board Space Shuttle Atlantis got their first on-orbit wakeup call this morning on their way to a Sunday afternoon rendezvous to deliver a new crewmember and a new set of solar arrays to the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #04 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Archambault, Forrester, Kotov, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-117 ISS EO-15. Space Shuttle Atlantis is only hours away from delivering a new set of solar array wings, and a new crew member, to the International Space Station. Docking of the shuttle to the station is targeted for 2:38 p.m. CDT.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #05 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Archambault, Forrester, Kotov, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-117 ISS EO-15. The crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis officially was welcomed by the International Space Station crew this afternoon at 4:20 CDT with handshakes and hugs.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #08 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Archambault, Forrester, Kotov, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15. The International Space Station's new solar array wings are spreading today while the 10 astronauts and cosmonauts get ready for the second spacewalk during this flight of space shuttle Atlantis.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #10 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Archambault, Forrester, Kotov, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-117 ISS EO-15. A pair of spacewalking astronauts is getting ready for a 6½-hour excursion this afternoon to help retract an old solar array wing and get two new ones ready to go to work.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Archambault, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Williams. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15.

  The space shuttle Atlantis and International Space Station crews inside the station today partially retracted a solar array and prepared for the third spacewalk that will focus on repair of a damaged thermal blanket on the shuttle and assisting “on the scene” with additional retraction of the array. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Archambault, Forrester, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-117 ISS EO-15. Solar array retraction and spacewalk preparation are the focus of the crews on board space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station today.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #17 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Archambault, Forrester, Kotov, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15. In a continuing improvement of the onboard Russian computer system, all six channels are now operating in the two Russian command-and-control and the guidance-and-navigation computers that stopped operating three days ago.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #24 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Archambault, Kotov, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-117 ISS EO-15. Seven astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis are preparing themselves and their orbiter for a planned Thursday landing to wrap up the year's first International Space Station assembly mission.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #25 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Archambault, Olivas, Sturckow, Swanson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15. Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts spent – weather permitting – their last full day on orbit today getting their ship ready to return home tomorrow with two landing opportunities available at Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 12:55 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #27 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Archambault, Sturckow, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15. Poor weather prevented Atlantis' astronauts from landing today at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #26 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Sturckow, Williams, Yurchikhin. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15. The astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis are just hours away from an anticipated landing in Florida to conclude a nearly 13-day mission to deliver new electrical generation capacity for expansion of the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #30 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Archambault, Forrester, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15. Space shuttle Atlantis returned home safely to the Mojave Desert following a 14-day, 5.8-million-mile mission to the International Space Station.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-117 MCC Status Report #29 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Sturckow, Williams. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15. The astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis are getting ready for a second day of landing attempts with a chance to conclude the mission, in Florida or California.. Additional Details: here....

• Landing of STS-117 - . Return Crew: Archambault, Forrester, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Archambault, Forrester, Olivas, Reilly, Sturckow, Swanson, Williams. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-117, STS-117 ISS EO-15.

• STS-128 - . Call Sign: Discovery. Crew: Ford, Kevin, Forrester, Fuglesang, Hernandez, Olivas, Stott, Sturckow. Payload: Discovery F36 /. Mass: 121,420 kg (267,680 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: Soyuz TMA-14, Soyuz TMA-15, STS-128. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Discovery . Duration: 13.87 days. Decay Date: 2009-09-12 00:53:00 . USAF Sat Cat: 35811 . COSPAR: 2009-045A. Apogee: 352 km (218 mi). Perigee: 310 km (190 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.20 min.

  Crew: Sturckow, Ford, Forrester, Hernandez, Fuglesang, Olivas. Deliver to the ISS and install the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM); Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier (LMC); Three-crew quarters, galley, and second treadmill (TVIS2); and the Crew Health Care System 2 (CHeCS 2).