Atlantis (STS-110) launched 2002

STS-110 crew

Front row (L-R): Stephen Frick, Ellen Ochoa, Michael Bloomfield

Back row (L-R): Steven Smith, Rex Walheim, Jerry Ross, Lee Morin

Mission patch

Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-110), launched April 8, 2002, carried the S0 Truss segment, which formed the backbone of the truss structure of the International Space Station.  Its crew consisted of Commander Michael Bloomfield, Pilot Stephen Frick, Rex Walheim, Ellen Ochoa, Lee Morin, Jerry Ross, and Steven Smith.

Four EVAs were conducted by Smith, Walheim, Ross, and Morin to install the truss segment.

The crew returned to Earth April 19.

Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut Lee Morin!

Lee Morin, born September 9, 1952 in Manchester, New Hampshire, went into space once aboard Atlantis (STS-110) as mission specialist in April 2002.  He conducted 2 EVAs with fellow astronaut Jerry Ross which lasted about 14 hours total, installing equipment on the International Space Station.