CREW BIOGRAPHIES

Scott D. ALTMAN

CAREER:                                                                                                                                1981 - 1983:                                                                                                                           USN aviator training in Florida and Texas

1983 – 1987:                                                                                                                       Assigned to Fighter Squadron (VF) 51 flying the F-14 at NAS Miramar, San Diego, California; he also completed two deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.

1987 – 1990:                                                                                                                       Student, USN Postgraduate School/USN Test Pilot School

1990 – 1992:                                                                                                                           USN test plot working on F-14 and F-15 test projects

1992 – 1994:                                                                                                                   Maintenance and Operations Officer, VF-31 NAS Miramar, flying the F-14D Super Tomcat; participated in Operation SOUTHERN WATCH flying over Southern Iraq

ASTRONAUT ASSIGNMMENTS

1994: (08.12) Selected as a Pilot candidate Group 15

1995: (06.03) Commenced 12-month Ascan training programme; Ascan training

1996: Ascan training; (Mar) graduated; his initial CB technical assignment was with the Vehicle Systems Branch, working on aspects of OV landing and rollout issues: Shuttle mission support; STS-76, 80

1997: Shuttle mission support; STS-83, 85; (18.04) named PLT STS-90 (Neurolab); Shuttle mission training

1998: Shuttle mission training (17.04-03.05) flew as PLT STS-90 (Neurolab) 381 hrs 49 min

1999: Shuttle mission support: STS-96, 93, 103

2000: (18.02) Named PLT STS-106 (ISS-2A.2b); Shuttle mission training; (08-19.09) flew as PLT STS-106 (ISS-2A. 2b), 283 hrs 12 min; CB technical assignments

2001: CB technical assignments; (26.03) Named CDR STS-109 (Hubble Service Mission 3B); Shuttle mission training

2002: Chief of Shuttle Operations Branch and serves as lead for the Cockpit Avionics Upgrade.

2004: Chief of Shuttle Operations Branch and serves as lead for the Cockpit Avionics Upgrade; (        ) temporary duty assignment to NASA HQ as Deputy Director, Requirements Division of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.

2005: Upon return to Houston he served as Deputy Chief of the Exploration Branch of the CB

2006: (31.10) Named Commander STS-125, Hubble Service Mission 4; Shuttle mission training

2007: Shuttle mission training

2008: Shuttle mission training

2009: Shuttle mission training;   (11-24.05) flew as CDR STS-125 Hubble Service Mission 4;   (309 hrs. 38 mins ) 

SPACEFLIGHT RECORD

Gregory C. JOHNSON

CAREER

1972-1977: Student, University of Washington 

1977-1978: USN naval aviator training

1978-1990: USN naval aviator; including four deployments to the Northern and Western Pacific and Indian Oceans logging over 500 carrier landings. He is a 1984 graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, California and served as a test pilot at the Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California. (1990) resigned his USN commission

1990-2007: Captain USN Reserve serving as Commanding Office of four Naval Reserve units; also a senior research officer in Office of Naval Research 113, a science and technology unit based at the USN Post Graduate School in Monterey California

1990-1998: NASA Aerospace Engineer and Research Pilot, JSC Aircraft Operations Division, Ellington Field, Texas qualifying at a T-38 instructor, Gulfsteam I aircraft commander, WB-57 high altitude research pilot and KC-135 pilot in addition to conducting flight test programmes on the T-38 aircraft. (1994) Chief Maintenance & Engineering Branch, JSC Aircraft Operations Division at Ellington.

ASTRONAUT ASSIGNMENTS

1998: (04.06) selected as a Mission Specialist candidate Group 17; (24.08) commended a two year Ascan training programme; Ascan training

1999: Ascan training; Mission Support assignments: STS-103

2000: Ascan training; (Jun) completed Ascan training; assigned CB technical assignment to KSC Operations Support Branch (Cape Crusaders) as an Astronaut Support Person (ASP); Mission Support assignments: STS-101; 106, 92

2001:  CB technical assignments

2002: CB technical assignments; Pilot Shuttle Operations (SAIL);

2003: CB technical assignments; working on technical assignments of Orbiter landing and rollout issues for CB Shuttle Operations Support Branch 

2004: CB technical assignments: (Jun – Nov 05) Manager, Launch Integration for the Shuttle Program at KSC, Florida; also served as CB Deputy Shuttle Branch and Return to Flight Representative.

2005: CB technical assignments

2006: CB technical assignments; (31.10) Named Pilot STS-125, Hubble Service Mission 4; Shuttle mission training

2007: Shuttle mission training

2008: Shuttle mission training

2009: Shuttle mission training;   (11-24.05) flew as Plt STS-125 Hubble Service Mission 4; (309 hrs. 38 mins ) 

SPACEFLIGHT RECORD

Michael GOOD

CAREER

1980-1986: Attended University of Notre Dame under ROTC programme

1986-1988: Flight Test Engineer for ground launched cruise missile programme

1988-1993: Completed navigator and fighter training at bases in California, New Mexico and Idaho; completed a tour as a weapons systems officer and instructor 20th Fighter Wing, Upper Heyford, England

1993-1994: Completed Squadron Officer School and then the USAF Test Pilot School (Class 94A), Edwards AFB, California

1994-2000: Assigned to 420^th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards testing the B-2 Stealth Bomber; (from 1998) assigned to the 46^th operations Support Squadron, Eglin AFB, Florida as operations and test weapons systems officer.

ASTRONAUT ASSIGNMENTS

2000: (26.07) Named as a Mission Specialist candidate (Group 18); (Aug) commenced a two year Ascan training programme; Ascan training

2001: Ascan training

2002: Ascan training; (Aug) completed Ascan training programme; (Dec) CB technical assignment in the Advanced Vehicles Branch (Shuttle cockpit/avionics upgrades and SLI issues); subsequently he completed technical assignments in the Space Shuttle Branch

2003: CB technical assignments

2004: CB technical assignments

2005: CB technical assignments

2006: CB technical assignments; (31.10) named Mission Specialist 1/EV4 STS-125, Hubble Service Mission 4; Shuttle mission training

2007: Shuttle mission training

2008: Shuttle mission training

2009: Shuttle mission training;  (11-24.05) flew as MS1 STS-125 Hubble Service Mission 4;   (309 hrs. 38 mins ) (15.05) EVA 7hrs 56 mins.; (17.05) EVA 8 hrs. 02 mins.

SPACEFLIGHT RECORD

K. Megan McARTHUR

CAREER 

1989-2000: Following high school she worked towards her BS degree in aerospace engineering then completed graduate work at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography which included near shore underwater acoustic propagation and digital signal processing. She also served as Chief Scientist during at-sea data collection operations, planning and leading diving operations, and in-water instrument testing deployment, maintenance and recovery as well as sample collection and participation in educational demonstrations

ASTRONAUT ASSIGNMENT 

2000: (26.07) Selected as a Mission Specialist candidate (Group 18); (Aug) commenced a two year Ascan training programme; Ascan training

2001: Ascan training

2002: Ascan training; (Aug) completed Ascan training programme; (Dec) CB technical assignment in Shuttle Operations Branch (Orbiter subsystems and SAIL)

2003: CB technical assignments; (Mar) assigned to Station Operations Branch

2004: (Apr-Oct) Capcom ISS-9 expedition

2005: CB technical assignments (Shuttle and ISS Capcom)

2006: (31.10) Named MS2/FE STS-125, Hubble Service Mission 4; Shuttle mission training 

2007: Shuttle mission training

2008: Shuttle mission training

2009: Shuttle mission training;  (11-24.05) flew as MS2 STS-125 Hubble Service Mission 4;   (309 hrs. 38 mins ) 

SPACEFLIGHT RECORD

John M. GRUNSFELD

CAREER

1981-1989: Completed graduate work towards his MS and PhD in physics

1989-1992: Senior Research Fellow at the Californian Institute of Technology working on x-ray and gamma ray astronomy, as well as high energy cosmic ray studies.  He used information gathered from the NASA Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and developed new instrumentation for x-ray and gamma ray astronomy.

ASTRONAUT ASSIGNMENTS

1992: (31.03) Selected as a Mission Specialist candidate Group 14; (Aug) commenced a one year Ascan training program; Ascan training

1993: Ascan training ;(          ) Completed programme and assumed technical assignments in the CB Mission Development Branch assigned as lead for portable computers for use in space; (28.10) named MS1 STS-67 the second Astro mission; Shuttle mission training

1994: Shuttle mission training

1995: Shuttle mission training; (2-18 Mar) flew as MS1 STS-67/Astro 2 (399 hrs 08 mins)  following his first spaceflight he was assigned lead for a team defining and producing crew displays for command and control of ISS; CB technical assignments

1996: CB technical assignments; (02.02) named MS2/FE STS-81 the fifth Shuttle Mir docking mission; Shuttle mission training; Mission support : STS-75

1997: Shuttle mission training; (12-22.01) flew as MS2/FE STS-81 the 5^th Shuttle Mir docking mission (244 hrs 55 mins.); following his second spaceflight he was assigned as Chief of the CB Computer Branch; CB technical assignments

1998: CB technical assignments;  (30.07) Named MS3/EV2 STS-104 (later re-manifested as STS-103), Hubble Service Mission 3A; Shuttle mission training

1999: Shuttle mission training; (19-27 Dec) flew as MS STS-103, Hubble Service Mission 3A (191 hrs 10 mins.)

2000: (         ) Assigned Chief of the CB EVA Branch; CB technical assignments; (28.09) named MS1/EV1 STS-109, Shuttle Service Mission 3B; Shuttle mission training

2001: Shuttle mission training

2002: Shuttle mission training; (1-12 Mar) flew as MS1 STS-109, Hubble Service Mission 3B (262 hrs 11 mins.); Following his fourth flight he served as an instructor in the EVA and Robotics Branch and worked on explorations concepts in the Advanced Programs Branch

2003: (        ) named NASA Chief Scientist detailed to NASA HQ Washington assisting in the development of the Presidents Vision for Space Exploration

2004: NASA Chief Scientist; CB technical assignments

2005: CB technical assignments

2006:   CB technical assignments; (31.10) Named MS-3/EV1 STS-125, Hubble Service mission 4; Shuttle mission training

2007: Shuttle mission training

2008: Shuttle mission training

2009: Shuttle mission training  (11-24.05) flew as MS3 STS-125 Hubble Service Mission 4;   (309 hrs. 38 mins ) 

SPACEFLIGHT RECORD

Michael J. MASSIMINO

CAREER

1980-1984: Student at ColumbiaUniversity

1984-1986: Systems Engineer IBM

1986-1992: Gradate work at MIT earning his Masters and Mechanical Engineer degrees as well as his PhD

1992-1995: Research engineer, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, Houston, Texas, working on Shuttle RMS computer generated displays; also taught as an Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Materials sciences Department at RiceUniversity

1995-1996: Assistant Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

ASTRONAUT ASSIGNMENTS

1996: (01.05) Selected as a Mission Specialist candidate Group 16; (12.08) commenced a two year Ascan training course; Ascan training

1997: Ascan training; Mission support: STS-87

1998: Ascan training; (Aug) completed course; received CB technical assignments in Robotics Branch; CB technical assignments; Mission support: STS-95

1999: CB technical assignments; at some point prior to his first spaceflight he also served in the CB EVA Branch

2000: CB technical assignments; (28.09) named MS5/EV4 STS-109, Hubble Service Mission 3B; Shuttle mission training; Mission support assignments: STS-106

2001: Shuttle mission training

2002: Shuttle mission training; (01-12.03) flew as MS5/EV4 STS-109, the Hubble Service Mission 3B, (262 hrs 11 mins);  CB technical assignments following his first spaceflight he served as Capcom in Mission Control and as CB Technical Liaison to the JSC EVA Program Office

2003: CB technical assignments

2004: CB technical assignments

2005: CB technical assignments

2006: CB technical assignments; (31.10) Named MS-4/EV3 STS-125, Hubble Service mission 4; Shuttle mission training

2007: Shuttle mission training

2008: Shuttle mission training

2009: Shuttle mission training; (11-24.05) flew as MS4 STS-125 Hubble Service Mission 4; (12 days 21hrs)

SPACEFLIGHT RECORD

Andrew FEUSTEL

CAREER

1986- 1991: Attending Purdue University pursuing his BS and MS degrees

1991-1993: Graduate Research Assistant and Graduate Teaching Assistant, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

1994-1996: Geophysicist for the Engineering Seismology Group, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

1997 – 2000: Exploration Geophysicist, Exxon Mobil Exploration Company, Houston, Texas

ASTRONAUT ASSIGNMENTS

2000: (Jul) Selected as a Mission Specialist candidate (Group 18); (Aug) commenced a two year Ascan training programme; Ascan training

2001: Ascan training

2002: Ascan training; (Aug) completed course assigned CB technical duties in the CB Space Shuttle and Space Station Branches; CB technical assignments

2003: CB technical assignments

2004: CB technical assignments

2005: CB technical assignments

2006: CB Technical assignments; (31.10) Named MS-4/EV3 STS-125, Hubble Service Mission 4; Shuttle mission training

2007: Shuttle mission training

2008: Shuttle mission training

2009: Shuttle mission training  (11-24.05) flew as MS5 STS-125 Hubble Service Mission 4;   (309 hrs. 38 mins ) 

SPACEFLIGHT RECORD