yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (05/25/90)
Mark Hess
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. May 24, 1990
(Phone: 202/453-4164) noon EDT
Jeffrey Carr
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 713/483-5111)
RELEASE: 90-72
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 12.
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 as 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 5-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.
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 considers Eustis, Fla., his hometown.
Henricks, making his first space flight, was born July 5,
1952, in Bryan, Ohio, but considers Woodville, Ohio, his hometown.
Musgrave has flown three times previously on STS-6, STS-51F
and STS-33. He was born Aug. 19, 1935, in Boston, Mass., but
considers Lexington, Ky., his hometown.
Runco will also make his first space flight. He was born
Jan. 26, 1952, in Bronx, N.Y., but considers Yonkers, N.Y., his
hometown.
Voss, also making his first flight into space, was born March
3, 1949, in Cordova, Ala., but considers Opelika, Ala., his
hometown.
Bolden receives his first command after two previous
assignments as pilot for missions STS-61C and STS-31. He was born
Aug. 19, 1946, in Columbia, S.C.
Duffy will be making his first trip to space. He was born
June 20, 1953, in Boston, Mass.
Sullivan, making her third flight, served as mission
specialist for STS-41G and STS-31. She was born Oct. 3, 1951, in
Paterson, N.J., but considers Woodland Hills, Calif., 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, Mich.
Foale also will make his first space flight. He was born an
American citizen on Jan. 6, 1957, in Louth, England, and considers
Cambridge, England, his hometown.
Lampton will make his first trip to orbit. He was born
March 1, 1941, in Williamsport, Penn.
Lichtenburg will make his second space flight. He served as
payload specialist on STS-9 (SL-1). Lichtenburg was born Feb. 19,
1948, in Stroudsburg, Penn.
Blaha has flown twice previously as pilot on STS-29 and STS-
33. He was born Aug. 26, 1942, in San Antonio, Texas.
Baker will make his first space flight. He was born Oct. 27,
1953, in Memphis, Tenn., but considers Lemoore, Calif., his
hometown.
Low, making his second Shuttle flight, served as mission
specialist on STS-32. He was born Feb. 19, 1956, in Cleveland,
Ohio.
Adamson has flown previously as mission specialist on STS-
28. He was born March 3, 1946, in Warsaw, N.Y., but considers
Monarch, Mont., 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 Jan. 14, 1943, and considers
Bethany, Okla., her hometown.) (05/25/90)
In article <50112@ames.arc.nasa.gov> yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes: > > Sullivan, making her third flight, served as mission >specialist for STS-41G and STS-31. She was born Oct. 3, 1951, in >Paterson, N.J., but considers Woodland Hills, Calif., her >hometown. > Hey! How do I send Kathy Sullivan a birthday card! Thats my birthday! =) -Ford Internet: zap@ucscb.ucsc.edu UUCP : zap@gorn.santa-cruz.ca.us
pjm@ut-emx.UUCP (Phillip MacQueen) (05/25/90)
In article (50112@ames.arc.nasa.gov) (from yee@trident.arc.nase.gov) occurs: > Foale also will make his first space flight. He was born an > American citizen on Jan. 6, 1957, in Louth, England, and considers > Cambridge, England, 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 Jan. 14, 1943, and considers > Bethany, Okla., her hometown. Surely these should read something like: ... was born a British citizen in Louth, England, on Jan. 6th, 1957, and claimed American citizenship through ... (for example, his parents American citizenship). ... was born a Chinese citizen in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 14th, 1943, and claimed American citizenship through ... etc. I am a little sensitive to this point, being a foreign citizen with two children born in the U.S.A. They have dual citizenship due to their country of birth and the citizenship of my wife and I, hence two passports, two birth certificates etc. I learnt very quickly not to mention this fact because it received patronizing condescension from even the most mild mannered of folk. I can't imagine the response to suggesting that they were born New Zealand citizens in the U.S.! (which isn't true of course, probably like the two examples above). ________________________________ Phillip MacQueen pjm@astro.as.utexas.edu --------------------------------
larryk@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Larry Kubo) (05/29/90)
Well, if we are going to nitpick: Citizenship is not automatically bequeathed upon birth in a country, because it depends on the country of birth and the the country of the parents. For example, in many countries, children born to parent(s) on diplomatic mission do not have automatic citizenship in the country of birth. On the otherhand, some European countries have very restrictive eligibility requirements for citizenship, and sometimes birth is not sufficient if the parents are not already present citizens. In the US, technically, you are not normally allowed dual citizenship. I did find it interesting that NASA includes text indicating the crew's considered hometowns. I guess grass roots support never hurts. Larry Kubo Astronut