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Wilson, Stephanie Diana

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Wilson Credit: www.spacefacts.de

Status: Inactive; Active 1996-2013. Born: 1966-09-27. Spaceflights: 3 . Total time in space: 42.99 days. Birth Place: Massachusetts.

Educated Harvard; Texas.

Official NASA Biography as of June 2016:Stephanie D. Wilson 
NASA Astronaut

PERSONAL DATA:  Born in 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts.  Enjoys snow skiing, music, stamp collecting and traveling.

EDUCATION:  Graduated from Taconic High School, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1984. Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science from Harvard University, 1988. Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas, 1992.

ORGANIZATIONS:  The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Associate Fellow); The Association of Space Explorers; The Society of Women Engineers; The Harvard University Board of Overseers (2007-2013); The Links Incorporated.

SPECIAL HONORS:  Several group achievement and performance awards (1992 to 2008);  Young Outstanding Texas Exes Award (2005);  Harvard Foundation Scientist of the Year Award (2008);  Harvard College Women's Professional Achievement Award (2008); Honorary Doctorate of Science from Williams College (2011);  NASA Space Flight Medal (2006, 2007, 2010);  NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2009, 2011);  Johnson Space Center Director's Innovation Group Achievement Award (2013); Johnson Space Center Director Commendation Award (2013).

EXPERIENCE:  After graduating from Harvard in 1988, Wilson worked two years for the former Martin Marietta Astronautics Group in Denver, Colorado.  As a loads and dynamics engineer for Titan IV, Wilson was responsible for performing coupled loads analyses for the launch vehicle and payloads during flight events.  Wilson left Martin Marietta in 1990 to attend graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin.  Her research, sponsored by NASA's Langley Research Center through a NASA Graduate Student Researchers Fellowship, focused on the control and modeling of large, flexible space structures, ultimately culminating in a thesis comparing structural dynamics methodologies and controller designs. Following the completion of her graduate work, she began working for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California in 1992.  As a member of the Attitude and Articulation Control Subsystem team for the Galileo spacecraft, Wilson was responsible for assessing attitude controller performance, science platform pointing accuracy, antenna pointing accuracy and spin rate accuracy.  She worked in the areas of sequence development and testing as well.  While at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Wilson also supported the Interferometery Technology Program as a member of the Integrated Modeling team, which was responsible for finite element modeling, controller design and software development.

NASA EXPERIENCE:  Selected as an astronaut by NASA in April 1996. In August 1996, Wilson reported to NASA's Johnson Space Center.  She completed two years of training and evaluation and became qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist.  Wilson was initially assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Space Station branch to develop requirements for space station payload displays and procedures and to evaluate their user interfaces.  She then served as a Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) in the Astronaut Office CAPCOM branch, working in the Mission Control Center as a prime communicator with several space shuttle and space station crews.  Following her work in mission control, Wilson was assigned technical duties involving the space shuttle main engines, external tank and solid rocket boosters in the Astronaut Office Space Shuttle branch.  In November 2004, Wilson was assigned to STS-121.  Following STS-121, she served in the Astronaut Office Robotics branch performing robotics procedure reviews and serving as a robotics mentor and instructor astronaut.  In November 2006, Wilson was assigned to STS-120.  Following STS-120 she was assigned joint duty in both the Astronaut Office Exploration and International Space Station branches.  With respect to space station branch work, Wilson served as the Astronaut Office primary representative to the Generic Joint Operations Panel for space shuttle and space station issues. For the Exploration branch, she served as the Astronaut Office representative for the Orion Communications and Tracking System. In May 2009, Wilson was assigned to STS-131.

Following STS-131, within the Space Station Integration branch, she served as the Operations Products lead further developing crew efficiencies in operations products, and as the Payload lead interfacing with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to resolve payload process, operations nomenclature and procedure issues. Wilson also served for two years as the Space Station Integration Branch Chief, where she was responsible for overseeing crew issues related to space station systems, payloads, operations products and software interfaces.  As part of a unique opportunity in 2013, Wilson completed a nine-month detail to NASA's Glenn Research Center as the Acting Chief of Program and Project Integration within the Spaceflight Systems Directorate. In this role she was responsible for overseeing the program, planning and control functions for Glenn's spaceflight projects.  Following her detail to Glenn, Wilson was assigned to the Space Station Operations branch as the lead Crew Support astronaut.  Wilson has also served as a member of the 2009 and 2013 Astronaut Selection Boards.  A veteran of three spaceflights, STS-121 in 2006, STS-120 in 2007 and STS-131 in 2010, Wilson has logged more than 42 days in space.

SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE:  STS-121 Discovery (July 4 through July 17, 2006) was a Return to Flight test mission and assembly flight to the International Space Station.  During the 13-day flight, the crew of space shuttle Discovery tested new equipment and procedures that increase the safety of the space shuttle and repaired a rail car on the station.  Wilson served as the robotic arm operator for vehicle inspection and for the installation of the €œLeonardo€� Multi-Purpose Logistics Module.  She was also assigned as the loadmaster responsible for overseeing the transfer of more than 15,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the space station.  In addition, the crew delivered a new Expedition 13 crew member to the space station. The mission was accomplished in 12 days, 18 hours, 37 minutes and 54 seconds and produced never-before-seen, high-resolution images of the shuttle during and after its July 4th launch.

STS-120 Discovery (October 23  through November 7, 2007), also designated as flight 10A in the International Space Station assembly sequence, was launched from and returned to land at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida.  STS-120 delivered the Node 2 €œHarmony€� module to the station, establishing the necessary capability for future international laboratories to be added to the space station.  STS-120 also delivered an Expedition 16 crew member and returned with an Expedition 15 crew member.  During ascent and entry, Wilson served as the flight engineer, assisting the commander and pilot with space shuttle systems.  She was also assigned as the primary robotic arm operator for vehicle inspection and spacewalk support, helping to replace the S-band antenna and to relocate the P6 solar array from the Z1 truss to the end of the Integrated Truss Segment.  During the deployment of the solar array, the array panels snagged and were damaged. Wilson was the primary robotic arm operator for the unplanned spacewalk that successfully repaired the solar array. The mission was accomplished in 238 orbits, traveling 6.2 million miles in 15 days, 2 hours and 23 minutes.

STS-131 Discovery (April 5 through April 20, 2010), a resupply mission to the International Space Station, was launched pre-dawn from Kennedy.  Once docked to the space station, the crew delivered more than 27,000 pounds of hardware, supplies, experiments and equipment, including a tank full of ammonia coolant that required three spacewalks and robotics to install, new crew sleeping quarters, a window observation facility and a freezer for experiments.  During the mission, Wilson was responsible for robotics for spacewalking support using the space station robotic arm and for robotic removal of the €œLeonardo€� Multi-Purpose Logistics Module from the payload bay of Discovery.  For the return to Earth, Wilson robotically installed Leonardo, which was packed with more than 6,000 pounds of hardware, science results and used supplies, inside Discovery's payload bay.  The STS-131 mission was accomplished in 15 days, 2 hours, 47 minutes and 10 seconds and traveled 6,232,235 statute miles in 238 orbits.

JULY 2014

NAME: Stephanie D. Wilson

NASA Astronaut Candidate (Mission Specialist)

PERSONAL DATA:

Born September 27, 1966 in Boston Massachusetts. Enjoys snow skiing, music, astronomy, stamp collecting, and traveling.

EDUCATION:

Graduated from Taconic High School, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1984; received a bachelor of science degree in engineering science from Harvard University in 1988, and a master of science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas, in 1992.

ORGANIZATIONS:

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering.

EXPERIENCE:

After graduating from Harvard in 1988, Wilson worked for 2 years for the former Martin Marietta Astronautics Group in Denver, Colorado. As a Loads and Dynamics engineer for Titan IV, Wilson was responsible for performing coupled loads analyses for the launch vehicle and payloads during flight events. Wilson left Martin Marietta in 1990 to attend graduate school at the University of Texas. Her research focused on the control and modeling of large, flexible space structures. Following the completion of her graduate work, she began working for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, in 1992. As a member of the Attitude and Articulation Control Subsystem for the Galileo spacecraft, Wilson was responsible for assessing attitude controller performance, science platform pointing accuracy, antenna pointing accuracy and spin rate accuracy. She worked in the areas of sequence development and testing as well. While at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Wilson also supported the Interferometery Technology Program as a member of the Integrated Modeling Team, which was responsible for finite element modeling, controller design, and software development.

NASA EXPERIENCE:

Selected by NASA in April 1996, Wilson 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.

• Birth of Stephanie Diana Wilson - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Wilson. American engineer mission specialist astronaut 1996-2013. Engineer. 3 spaceflights, 43.0 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-121 (2006), STS-120, STS-131..

• 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.

• STS-120 (cancelled) - . Crew: Foreman, Halsell, Lawrence, Poindexter, Sellers, Wilson. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Foreman, Halsell, Lawrence, Poindexter, Sellers, Wilson. Agency: NASA. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-120A. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Endeavour.

  Flight delayed after the Columbia disaster. STS-120 was to have flown ISS Assembly mission ISS-10A. It would have delivered to the station the second of three station connecting modules, Node 2. With this mission the redefined ISS US Core would have been completed.

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. On the nation's 230th birthday, Discovery rocketed into the Florida sky this afternoon, returning the shuttle fleet to space after almost a year.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 - . Call Sign: Discovery. Crew: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Wilson. Return Crew: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Sellers, Wilson. Payload: Discovery F32 / Leonardo. Mass: 121,094 kg (266,966 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Wilson. Agency: NASA. Manufacturer: Boeing. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Discovery. Duration: 12.78 days. Decay Date: 2006-07-17 . USAF Sat Cat: 29251 . COSPAR: 2006-028A. Apogee: 351 km (218 mi). Perigee: 332 km (206 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.40 min.

  The shuttle was launched using external tank ET-119 and solid motors RSRM-93. Cameras revealed that large chunks of foam were still shed from the external tank during the ascent to orbit. However examination of the heat shield using a new extension and sensors attached to the shuttle's robot arm revealed no significant damage. Discovery docked with the PMA-2 adapter on the Destiny module of the ISS at 14:52 GMT on 6 July. On July 7 the Leonardo cargo module was moved from the shuttle payload bay by the robot arm and docked to the Unity Module of the ISS between 09:42 and 11:50 GMT. The crew then began unloading the spare parts and supplies in the module to the station. A series of three EVAs conducted on 8 to 12 July tested the new equipment and techniques for repairing the shuttle heat shield in case of damage, and did some preliminary installations on the exterior of the ISS to pave the way for continued station assembly missions. On 14 July, the station's SSRMS robot moved the Leonardo module from the station back to the shuttle cargo bay between 13:08 and 14:50 GMT. The shuttle separated from the ISS, and fired its engines at 12:07 GMT on 17 July to make a 92 m/s deorbit maneuver. Discovery landed at the Kennedy Space Center at 13:14 GMT. European astronaut Reiter was left behind to make up part of the EO-13 resident crew on the station.

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Discovery's astronauts are awake and ready to begin their first full day in space.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Astronauts of Space Shuttle Discovery examined their spaceship with the Orbiter Boom Sensor System today and found no evidence of any damage from debris during yesterday's ride to orbit.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #04 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. A third crewmember will join the International Space Station today after the docking of the Space Shuttle Discovery.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #05 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. There is a crew of three aboard the International Space Station today for the first time in more than three years, and for the first time ever that crew includes an American, a Russian and a European.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #06 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. After a successful docking to the International Space Station Thursday, the focus of the STS-121 shuttle mission now turns to unloading more than 7,000 lbs of cargo, continued shuttle inspections and preparations for the mission's first spacewalk.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #07 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121. The STS-121 Mission Management Team Friday decided to extend Discovery's flight by an additional day to 13 days after reviewing the rate at which the orbiter's consumables are being used.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #08 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-7, Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The first spacewalk of Discovery's STS-121 mission to the International Space Station will highlight Saturday activities for crews of both docked spacecraft.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #09 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab.

  Astronauts from Space Shuttle Discovery prepared the International Space Station's rail car for restoration and tested a repair crane during a 7 hour 31 minute long spacewalk today, while their colleagues delivered a new oxygen generator and laboratory freezer to the station. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #11 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Delivering the equipment and supplies loaded in an Italian-built moving van was the primary activity for the crews of Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station today.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #10 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Sellers, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121. Continued unloading of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module will be the focus of the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station's crew today.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. A six-hour, 47-minute spacewalk by astronauts from Space Shuttle Discovery today restored the International Space Station's Mobile Transporter rail car to full operation and delivered a spare pump module for the station's cooling system.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Discovery Mission Specialists Mike Fossum and Piers Sellers will work on the International Space Station's mobile transporter and install a pump module today on the second of three spacewalks of the STS-121 mission.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #15 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. In between spacewalks, the joint crews aboard Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station today turned their attention to packing the Leonardo logistics module in preparation for its return to Earth.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #14 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Repacking the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo will be the focus of today's activities for the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #17 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Discovery gathered valuable new data during the third spacewalk today as part of an ongoing evaluation of repairing a damaged orbiter.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #16 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The third and final spacewalk of the STS-121 space shuttle mission will be the focus of today's space activities.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #18 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. After eight days in space, three spacewalks and six days of cargo transfer, the Space Shuttle Discovery crew today gets a much deserved day off.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #20 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. It's back to work for the Space Shuttle Discovery crew.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Emptied of its cargo and refilled with returns, the Multipurpose Logistics Module Leonardo is back in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery with just hours left before the orbiter undocks from the International Space Station and heads home.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #22 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. Today marks the final day of joint operations for the Space Shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #23 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Discovery is on its way home with six astronauts on board, one fewer than when it launched 11 days ago.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #24 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Vinogradov, Williams, Jeffrey, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. The Space Shuttle Discovery crew is scheduled for their last full day in space today, as they make their final preparations for deorbit and landing tomorrow.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-121 MCC Status Report #26 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Reiter, Sellers, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-8, STS-121, STS-121 Astrolab. A smooth landing by the Space Shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center this morning completed the second return to flight test mission and set the stage to resume assembly of the International Space Station later this summer.. Additional Details: here....

• Landing of STS-121 - . Return Crew: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Sellers, Wilson. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Fossum, Kelly, Mark, Lindsey, Nowak, Sellers, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-121.

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #01 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120.

  The Space Shuttle Discovery raced into space this morning with an on-time launch at 10:38 CDT. Onboard are seven crewmembers led by veteran astronaut Pam Melroy. Discovery's crew will join the International Space Station's Expedition 16 crew Thursday morning. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #02 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. The Space Shuttle Discovery is headed to the International Space Station, carrying the Harmony module, destined to become the first expansion of the orbiting complex's living and working space since 2001.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 - . Call Sign: Discovery. Crew: Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Wilson, Zamka. Return Crew: Anderson, Clayton, Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Wheelock, Wilson, Zamka. Payload: Discovery F33 / Harmony / ISS-10A. Mass: 123,400 kg (272,000 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Wilson, Zamka. Agency: NASA. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, Soyuz TMA-11, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120, STS-120 ISS EO-16. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Discovery. Duration: 15.10 days. Decay Date: 2007-11-07 . USAF Sat Cat: 32272 . COSPAR: 2007-050A. Apogee: 344 km (213 mi). Perigee: 340 km (210 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.40 min.

  Main mission objectives were delivery of the Harmony module to the station, and external work to move the P6 truss to its final location and put the ISS into its full-power configuration for the first time. Discovery docked with the ISS at the Destiny module at 12:40 GMT on 25 October. The cargo of 17,390 kg was as follows:

  • Orbiter Docking System - Bay 1-2 - 1800 kg
  • Spacesuit EMU 3004 - 130 kg
  • Spacesuit EMU 3003 - 130 kg
  • Station Power Distribution Unit SPDU - Bay 3P - 100 kg
  • Fixture for return of S-band Antenna - SASA FSE - Bay 3P - 4S - 100 kg
  • Power/Data Grapple Fixture for Node-2 - PDGF - Bay 5P - 50 kg
  • Main Bus Switching Unit - MBSU - Bay 6S - 238 kg
  • MBSU adapter - Bay 6S - 122 kg
  • Station Power Distribution Unit - SPDU - Bay 6S - 7P - 100 kg
  • Node-2 Harmony module - Bays 8-12 - 14,300 kg
  • OBSS 203 - Sill 450 kg
  • RMS 301 - Sill 410 kg

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #03 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Malenchenko, Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. The astronauts on board Space Shuttle Discovery have begun their first full day in space on a two-week mission to set the stage for delivery of new laboratory modules from two more of the International Space Station's partner agencies.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #04 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Malenchenko, Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. The seven-member crew of STS-120 on board Space Shuttle Discovery is ready for tomorrow's rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station, planned for 7:33 a.m. CDT.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #6 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Malenchenko, Melroy, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. Two female commanders made space history today as they greeted one another with smiles and hugs in the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory after a flawless rendezvous and docking.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #8 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Nespoli, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120.

  It proved to be a perfect day for a spacewalk. In just over six hours, STS-120 Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock installed the Harmony module in its temporary location on the International Space Station, readied the P6 truss for its relocation on Sunday, retrieved a failed radio communications antenna and snapped shut a window cover on Harmony that opened during launch on the space shuttle. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #09 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Malenchenko, Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. Today is the grand opening of the International Space Station's newest module, a connecting node that will host new laboratory complexes from around the world.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #11 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. The second of a record five spacewalks on one space shuttle visit to the International Space Station begins this morning, and it will end with a major station element en route to a new location.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #12 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Melroy, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. Astronauts Scott Parazynski and Dan Tani successfully completed all major tasks during STS-120's second spacewalk, the 17th this year and the 94th dedicated to the International Space Station's assembly and maintenance.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #13 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Malenchenko, Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. With two successful spacewalks completed in three days, the crews on Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station have some time to relax today while also completing a big handoff and getting prepared for another EVA on Tuesday.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #15 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120.

  Astronauts Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock today install the International Space Station's P6 truss in its final location. A new task was also added to this third spacewalk of the mission to provide comparison data of the station's two solar array rotary joints. The spacewalk is set to begin at 3:53 a.m. CDT. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #20 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. The space shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews spent the day putting together tools and making preparations for Saturday's spacewalk to repair a torn solar array.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #21 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. The space shuttle Discovery and International Space Station crews today will focus on reviewing spacewalk procedures and unberthing the shuttle's Orbiter Boom Sensor System for Saturday's spacewalk to repair a torn solar array.. Additional Details: here....

• ISS On-Orbit Status 11/03/07 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Malenchenko, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson, Zamka. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. Day 149 for Clayton Anderson. Flight Day 12 for STS-120/10A; Day 10 of Joint Ops.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #26 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Malenchenko, Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. Spacefarers aboard Discovery and the International Space Station congratulated one another on a successful docked mission, shared hugs and farewells and closed the hatches 210 miles above the Pacific Northwest at 2:03 p.m. CST.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #25 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Wilson. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery got up this morning prepared to complete the final cargo transfers between the two vehicles and bid farewell to the Expedition 16 crew.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #27 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120.

  All systems are go for this morning's undocking of space shuttle Discovery from the International Space Station, completing 11 days of joint docked operations that saw the successful delivery of a new pressurized module and the repair of a damaged solar array wing. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #29 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Malenchenko, Melroy, Parazynski, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. Landing preparations are the order of the day for the seven astronauts on space shuttle Discovery, who are planning to conclude a two-week mission with a Wednesday landing at the Kennedy Space Center.. Additional Details: here....

• STS-120 MCC Status Report #32 - . Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Malenchenko, Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Tani, Wheelock, Whitson, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: Soyuz TMA-10, STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120. After 6.25 million miles and 15 days, space shuttle Discovery landed safely in Florida completing its 34th mission and circling the Earth 238 times.. Additional Details: here....

• Landing of STS-120 - . Return Crew: Anderson, Clayton, Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Wheelock, Wilson, Zamka. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Anderson, Clayton, Melroy, Nespoli, Parazynski, Wheelock, Wilson, Zamka. Program: ISS. Flight: STS-117 ISS EO-15, STS-120.

• STS-131 - . Call Sign: Discovery. Crew: Anderson, Clayton, Dutton, Mastracchio, Metcalf-Lindenburger, Poindexter, Wilson, Yamazaki. Payload: Discovery F37 /. Mass: 121,047 kg (266,862 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Program: ISS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: Soyuz TMA-17, Soyuz TMA-18, STS-131. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Discovery. Duration: 15.12 days. Decay Date: 2010-04-20 . USAF Sat Cat: 36507 . COSPAR: 2010-012A. Apogee: 346 km (214 mi). Perigee: 322 km (200 mi). Inclination: 51.60 deg. Period: 91.20 min. Crew: Poindexter;Dutton;Metcalf-Lendenburger;Wilson;Mastracchiio;Yamazaki;Anderson,Clayton. Contingency flight to assure ISS completion; nominal payload EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 3 (ELC3) and EXPRESS Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4)..