JSC News Release Log 1990/90-033
Shuttle Crews Named for 1991 Missions (STS-43, STS-44, STS-45)
Astronaut crew assignments have been made for three Space Shuttle missions scheduled for early to mid 1991, bringing the total number of Shuttle crews currently in training to twelve.
Navy Capt. David M. Walker will command a crew aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-44, a Department of Defense dedicated flight currently targeted for March, 1991. Air Force Lt. Col. Terence T. "Tom" Henricks will serve 4s pilot. Mission specialists for the flight will be F. Story Musgrave, M.D., Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mario Runco, Jr., and Army Lt. Col. James S. Voss.
Marine Col. Charles F. Bolden, Jr., will command Shuttle flight STS-45 (ATLAS-01), a mission dedicated to studying atmospheric phenomena from a laboratory aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Air Force Maj. Brian Duffy will serve as pilot. Mission specialists are payload commander Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D., C. Michael Foale, Ph.D., and Navy Capt. David C. Leestma. Payload specialists for the mission, currently projected for April, 1991, are Michael L. Lampton, Ph.D., and Byron K. Lichtenburg, Ph.D. Sullivan, Foale, Lampton, and Lichtenburg had been previously named to the flight.
Air Force Col. John E. Blaha will command STS-43, a five day mission to deploy the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-E, planned for May, 1991. Serving as pilot aboard Discovery will be Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael A. Baker. Mission specialists will be Shannon W. Lucid, Ph.D., G. David Low, and Army Lt. Col. James C. Adamson.
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STS-44
Walker will make his third Shuttle flight, his second as commander. He flew previously on STS-51A as pilot, and as commander for STS-30. Walker was born May 20, 1944, in Columbus, GA, but consider Eustis, FL, to be his hometown.
Henricks, making his first space fight, was born July 3, in Bryan, OH, but considers Wocdville, OH, to be his hometown.
Musgrave has flown three times previously on STS-6, STS-51F, and STS-33. He was born August 19, 1935, in Boston, MA, but considers Lexington, KY, to be his hometown.
Runco will also make his first space flight. He was born January 26, 1952, in Bronx, NY, but considers Yonkers, NY, to be his hometown.
Voss, also making his first flight into space, was born March 3, 1949, in Cordova, AL, but considers Opelika, AL, to be his hometown.
STS-45
Bolden receives his first command after two previous assignments as pilot for missions STS-61C and STS-31. He was born August 19, 1946, in Columbia, SC.
Duffy will be making his first trip to space. He was born June 20, 1953, in Boston, MA.
Sullivan, making her third flight, served as mission specialist for STS-41G and STS-31. She was born October 3, 1951, in Paterson, NJ, but considers Woodland Hills, CA, to be her hometown.
Leestma will make his third Shuttle flight, having flown as mission specialist on STS-41G and on STS-28. He was born May 6, 1949, in Muskegon, MI.
Foale will also make his first space flight. He was born an American citizen on January 6, 1957, in Louth, England, and considers Cambridge, England, to be his hometown.
Lampton will make his first trip to orbit. He was born March l, 1941, in Williamsport, PA.
Lichtenburg will make his second space flight. He served as payload specialist on STS-9 (SL-1). Lichtenburg was born February 19, 1948, in Stroudsburg, PA.
STS-43
Blaha has flown twice previously as pilot on STS-29 and STS-33. He was born August 26, 1942, in San Antonio, TX.
Baker will make his first space flight. He was born October 27, 1953, in Memphis, TN, but considers Lemoore, CA, to be his hometown.
Low, making his second Shuttle flight, served as mission specialist on STS~32. He was born February 19, 1956, in Cleveland, OH.
Adamson has flown previously as mission specialist on STS-28. He was born March 3, 1946, in Warsaw, NY, but considers Monarch, MT, to be his hometown.
Lucid will make her third flight, having flown as mission specialist on STS-51G and STS-34. She was born an American citizen in Shanghai, China, on January 14, 1943, and considers Bethany, OK, to be her hometown.