Last row (L-R): James Pawelczyk, Richard Linnehan, Kathryn Hire, Davydd Williams, Jay Buckey
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Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-90), launched April 17, 1998, was the final flight of the European Space Agency's Spacelab laboratory module. Its crew consisted of Commander Richard Searfoss, Pilot Scott Altman, Dafydd Williams (CSA), Kathryn Hire, Richard Linnehan, Jay Buckey and James Pawelczyk.
The mission continued the exploration of the effects of microgravity on the human nervous system. The crew returned to Earth on May 3.
Front row (L-R): Gregory H. Johnson, Dominic Gorie
Back row (L-R): Richard Linnehan, Robert Behnken, Garrett Reisman, Michael Foreman, Takao Doi
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Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-123), launched March 11, 2008, delivered the first module of the Japanese Experiment Module (Kibo). Its crew consisted of Commander Dominic Gorie, Pilot Gregory H. Johnson, Robert Behnken, Michael Foreman, Richard Linnehan, Takao Doi (JAXA), and Garrett Reisman.
Five spacewalks were conducted during the mission, by Linnehan, Reisman, Foreman and Behnken.
The crew returned to Earth March 27., the longest space shuttle flight. Reisman stayed on board the ISS, and astronaut Leopold Eyharts (ESA) returned with the rest of the crew.
STS-109 crew (L-R): Michael Massimino, Richard Linnehan, Duane Carey, Scott Altman, Nancy Currie, John Grunsfeld, James Newman
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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.
John Grunsfeld, born October 10, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, is a veteran of five space shuttle flights.
His first mission was aboard Endeavour (STS-67) as mission specialist in March 1995. The mission carried an experiment sponsored by the Australian Space Office.
His second mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-81) as mission specialist in January 1997 to the space station Mir. During the mission, Grunsfeld made a call to the NPR show Car Talk, which was hosted by two fellow graduates of MIT.
His third flight was aboard Discovery (STS-103) as mission specialist in December 1999. It was a servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Grunsfeld conducted two EVAs with fellow astronaut Steven Smith.
His fourth mission was aboard Columbia (STS-109) as mission specialist in March 2002. It was another (the fourth) servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Grunsfeld conducted three EVAs with fellow astronaut Richard Linnehan.
His fifth and final mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-125) as mission specialist in May 2009. It was the fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Grunsfeld conducted three EVAs with fellow astronaut Andrew Feustel.
His total EVA time is 58 hours, 30 minutes. His time in space is 58 days, 15 hours, 3 minutes.
Back row (L-R): Jean-Jacques Favier, Richard Linnehan, Susan Helms, Charles Brady, Robert Thirsk
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Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-78), launched June 20, 1996, studied the effects long-duration spaceflight on the human body, in preparation for International Space Station expeditions.
Its crew consisted of Commander Terence Henricks, Pilot Kevin Kregel, Richard Linnehan, Susan Helms, Charles Brady, Jean-Jacques Favier (CNES) and Robert Thirsk (CSA).
When the Solid Rocket Boosters were recovered, analysis showed damage to field joints, probably caused by hot gases. There was no action with safety, but it was similar damage that caused Challenger to break apart in 1986.
Richard Linnehan, born September 19, 1957 in Lowell, Massachusetts, is a veteran of four space shuttle missions. After receiving a BS in Animal Sciences and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, he completed an internship in exotic animal medicine at the Baltimore Zoo!
Selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1992, his first flight was aboard Columbia (STS-78) as mission specialist June-July 1996. It was a preparation flight for the International Space Station.
Linnehan's second flight was aboard Columbia (STS-90) as mission specialist April-May 1998. The Mammalian Development Team, which I'm sure Linnehan was a part of, experienced an unexpectedly high mortality rate of neonatal rats. Therefore, they had to reprioritize their experiments.
His third flight was aboard Columbia (STS-109) as mission specialist in March 2002. It was a servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope and the last flight of Columbia before it disintegrated the following February upon re-entry.
Linnehan's fourth and final flight was aboard Endeavour (STS-123) as mission specialist in March 2008 to the International Space Station. He performed three EVAs, totaling 21 hours.
