Showing posts with label Nancy Currie-Gregg. Show all posts
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Friday, December 4, 2020

Endeavour (STS-88) launched 1998

STS-88 crew
Front row (L-R): Sergei Krikalev, Nancy Currie-Gregg
Back row (L-R): Jerry Ross, Robert Cabana, Frederick Sturckow, James Newman

Mission patch


Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-88), launched December 4, 1998, carried the first American module, Unity node, to the International Space Station.  Its crew consisted of Commander Robert Cabana, Pilot Frederick Sturckow, Jerry Ross, Nancy Currie-Gregg, James Newman, and Sergei Krikalev (Roscosmos).

Ross and Newman performed three EVAs for a total of over 21 hours, to complete the Unity node installation.

They returned to Earth December 13.  


Monday, July 13, 2020

Discovery (STS-70) launched 1995

STS-70 crew (L-R): Kevin Kregel, Nancy Currie, Terence Henricks, Mary Weber, Donald Thomas

Mission patch

Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-70), launched July 13, 1995, was the last to carry a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite.  Its crew consisted of Commander Terence Henricks, Pilot Kevin Kregel, Donald Thomas, Nancy Currie, and Mary Weber.  Thomas and Weber oversaw the deployment of the TDRS.

They returned to Earth July 22.


Sunday, March 1, 2020

Columbia (STS-109) launched 2002

STS-109 crew (L-R): Michael Massimino, Richard Linnehan, Duane Carey, Scott Altman, Nancy Currie, John Grunsfeld, James Newman

Mission patch

Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-109), launched March 1, 2002, was the fourth mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.  Its crew consisted of Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duane Carey, John Grunsfeld, Nancy Currie, Richard Linnehan, James Newman, and Michael Massimino.

Five EVAs were conducted during the mission.  Grunsfeld and Linnehan performed 3 EVAs and Newman and Massimino performed two.  The crew returned to Earth March 12.

It was the last successful flight of Columbia before its disaster upon re-entry in 2003.