Joe Frank Edwards, born February 3, 1957 in Richmond, Virginia, went into space aboard the space shuttle Endeavour (STS-89) to Mir as pilot in January 1998. He spent over 8 days and 19 hours in space.
He retired from NASA in 2000.
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Monday, February 3, 2020
Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut Joe Edwards!
Joe Frank Edwards, born February 3, 1957 in Richmond, Virginia, went into space aboard the space shuttle Endeavour (STS-89) to Mir as pilot in January 1998. He spent over 8 days and 19 hours in space.
He retired from NASA in 2000.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Endeavour (STS-89) launched 1998
STS-89 crew:
Front row (L-R): Joe Edwards, Terrence Wilcutt, Bonnie Dunbar
Back row (L-R): David Wolf, Salizhan Sharipov, James Reilly, Andy Thomas, Michael Anderson
Mission patch
Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-89) was launched January 22, 1998 to the space station Mir. Its crew consisted of Commander Terrence Wilcutt, Pilot Joe Edwards, James Reilly, Michael Anderson, Bonnie Dunbar, Salizhan Sharipov (Roscosmos) and Andy Thomas.
Endeavour carried Andy Thomas to Mir and brought David Wolf back. Both were part of expedition Mir EO-24. The crew returned to Earth January 31.
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