Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut Michael Good!

Michael Good, born October 13, 1962 in Parma, Ohio, is a veteran of two space shuttle flights.  

His first trip into space was aboard Atlantis (STS-125) as mission specialist to the Hubble Space Telescope, the fifth and final flight to the Hubble Telescope in May 2009.  He conducted 2 EVAs with fellow astronaut Michael Massimino for almost 16 hours total.

His second and final flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-132) as mission specialist to the International Space Station in May 2010.  He conducted two more EVAs with fellow astronauts Steve Bowen and Garrett Reisman.  

Atlantis (STS-132) launched 2010

STS-132 crew

Seated front: Ken Ham

Seated back (L-R): Garrett Reisman, Stephen Bowen

Standing back row (L-R): Michael Good, Dominic Antonelli, Piers Sellers

Mission patch

Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-132), launched May 14, 2010, was the penultimate flight of Atlantis.  Its crew consisted of Commander Kenneth Ham, Pilot Dominic Antonelli, Garrett Reisman, Michael Good, Stephen Bowen, and Piers Sellers.

The primary mission was to deliver the Russian Rassvet Mini-Research Module to the International Space Station.

Reisman, Bowen, and Good performed three EVAs for a total of over 20 hours.  The crew returned to Earth May 26.

This was to be the last flight of Atlantis but NASA declared that Atlantis would fly the final mission of the entire space shuttle program, STS-135.

Piers Sellers, British astronaut, born 1955

Piers Sellers, born April 11, 1955 in East Sussex, England, was a veteran of three space shuttle missions.

His first trip into space was aboard Atlantis (STS-112) as mission specialist to the International Space Station in October 2002.  He conducted three EVAs with fellow astronaut David Wolf for a total of over 19 hours.

His second mission was aboard Discovery (STS-121) as mission specialist to the ISS in July 2006.  He conducted three more EVAs with fellow astronaut Michael Fossum.

His third and final mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-132) as mission specialist to the ISS in May 2010.  He operated the Canadarm 2 robotic arm during the mission.

He passed away in December 2016 of pancreatic cancer.

Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut Kenneth Ham!

Kenneth Ham, born December 12, 1964 in Plainfield, New Jersey, is a veteran of two space shuttle missions.

His first flight was aboard Discovery (STS-124) as pilot in May-June 2008 to the International Space Station.  The flight delivered the Japanese Experiment Module, a pressurized section that is the largest module of the space station.

His second flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-132) as commander in May 2010 to the ISS. It was the penultimate flight of Atlantis.

Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut Garrett Reisman!

Garrett Reisman, born February 10, 1968 in Morristown, New Jersey, is a veteran of two space shuttle flights and two expeditions aboard the International Space Station.

He served as an aquanaut in the Aquarius underwater laboratory as part of expedition NEEMO 5 mission in June 2003.

His first flight was aboard Endeavour (STS-123) as flight engineer, launched March 2008 to the ISS. He was part of Expedition 16 and 17 and returned to Earth in October 2008 on Discovery (STS-124). During this mission, Stephen Colbert interviewed Reisman in May on an episode of The Colbert Report.

His second and final flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-132) as mission specialist in May 2010.  He conducted 2 of the 3 EVAs during the mission.  Reisman also helped design the mission patch working with NASA Sean Collins.

Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut Dominic Antonelli!

Dominic "Tony" Antonelli, born August 23, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan, is a veteran of two space shuttle flights.

His first mission was aboard Discovery (STS-119) as pilot in March 2009.  During the mission, he used the ship's robotic arm to grapple the Orbiter Boom Sensor System to scan Discovery for damage from orbital debris.  One of his wake-up calls was Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd!
 
Antonelli's second flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-132) again as pilot in May 2010, the next to last mission of Atlantis.  Its primary payload was a Russian research module to the International Space Station.  His wake-up call during this mission was Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd!