NASA Assigns Crew For Space Shuttle Discovery's Sts-129 Mission
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Sept. 30, 2008
John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
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Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters
Johnson Space Center, Houston
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NASA ASSIGNS CREW FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S STS-129 MISSION
WASHINGTON -- NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle
Discovery's
STS-129 mission. The flight will deliver two experiment racks to the
International Space Station.
Marine Col. Charlie Hobaugh will command the mission, which is
targeted to launch in October 2009. Navy Capt. Barry Wilmore will
serve as the pilot. Mission Specialists are Robert Satcher, Navy
Capt. Michael Foreman, Marine Lt. Col. Randy Bresnik and Leland
Melvin. Wilmore, Satcher and Bresnik will be making their first trips
to space.
The mission will return Canadian Space Agency astronaut and station
crew member Robert Thirsk to Earth. This is slated to be the final
space shuttle crew rotation flight to or from the space station.
Discovery will deliver parts to the space station, including two
spare
gyroscopes. The mission will feature four spacewalks.
Hobaugh flew as the pilot on STS-104 in 2001 and STS-118 in 2007. He
was born in Bar Harbor, Maine. Hobaugh earned a bachelor's degree in
aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. He was selected as
an astronaut in 1996.
Wilmore was born in Murfreesboro, Tenn., and grew up in Mt. Juliet.
He
has bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from
Tennessee Technological University, and a master's degree in aviation
systems from University of Tennessee. He was selected as an astronaut
in 2000.
Foreman was born in Columbus, Ohio, but considers Wadsworth his
hometown. He earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from
the U.S. Naval Academy and a master's degree in aeronautical
engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Foreman flew as
a mission specialist on STS-123 in 2008 and performed three
spacewalks. He was selected as an astronaut in 1998.
Satcher was selected as an astronaut in 2004. He earned a doctorate
in
chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He also is a graduate of Harvard Medical School. He was born in
Hampton, Va.
Bresnik, also selected as an astronaut in 2004. He was born in Fort
Knox, Ky., but considers Santa Monica, Calif., his hometown. Bresnik
earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from The Citadel and a
master's degree in aviation systems from the University of Tennessee.
Melvin flew as a mission specialist on the STS-122 mission in 2008.
He
was born in Lynchburg, Va. Melvin earned a bachelor's degree in
chemistry from the University of Richmond and a master's degree in
materials science engineering from the University of Virginia. He was
selected as an astronaut in 1998.
Thirsk will be concluding his long-duration stay on the station when
STS-129 launches. He is scheduled to arrive at the complex in May
2009 aboard a Soyuz spacecraft and serve as a flight engineer during
parts of Expeditions 20 and 21.
Video of the STS-129 crew members will air on NASA Television's Video
File. For downlink and scheduling information and links to streaming
video, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For complete astronaut biographical information, visit:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios
For more information about NASA's Space Shuttle Program, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle
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