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Steven Lindsey | |
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| Born | Steven Wayne Lindsey (1960-08-24)August 24, 1960 (age 65) Temple City, California, U.S. |
| Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Air University (MS) |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Colonel,USAF |
Time in space | 62d 22h 33m[1] |
| Selection | NASA Group 15 (1994) |
| Missions | STS-87 STS-95 STS-104 STS-121 STS-133 |
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Steven Wayne Lindsey (born August 24, 1960) is a retired U.S.Air Force officer andNASAastronaut. Lindsey served asChief of the NASA Astronaut Office from September 2006 until October 2009.[2]
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Lindsey was born on August 24, 1960, inArcadia,California. He graduated fromTemple City High School in 1978. Lindsey is anEagle Scout from Troop 161. He received aBachelor of Science degree inEngineering Sciences from theUnited States Air Force Academy in 1982, and aMaster of Science degree inAeronautical Engineering from the U.S.Air Force Institute of Technology ofAir University in 1990.
Lindsey was commissioned aSecond Lieutenant at theUnited States Air Force Academy,Colorado Springs,Colorado, in 1982. In 1983, after receiving hispilot wings atReese Air Force Base,Texas, he qualified in theRF-4C Phantom II and was assigned to the12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron atBergstrom Air Force Base, Texas. From 1984 until 1987, he served as a combat-ready pilot,instructor pilot, and academic instructor at Bergstrom. In 1987, he was selected to attend graduate school at the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology,Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,Ohio, where he studied Aeronautical Engineering.
In 1989, Lindsey attended theUSAF Test Pilot School atEdwards Air Force Base, California. In 1990, he was assigned toEglin Air Force Base,Florida, where he conducted weapons and systems tests inF-16 andF-4 aircraft. While a member of the3247th Test Squadron, Lindsey served as the Deputy Director,Advanced Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance System Joint Test Force and as the squadron's F-16 Flight Commander. In August 1993, he was selected to attendAir Command and Staff College atMaxwell Air Force Base,Alabama. Upon graduation in June 1994, he was reassigned toEglin Air Force Base, Florida, as an Integrated Product Team leader in theUSAF SEEK EAGLE Office where he was responsible for Air Force weapons certification for theF-16,F-111,A-10, andF-117 aircraft. In March 1995, he was assigned to NASA as an astronaut candidate.
Lindsey has logged over 7,000 hours of flying time in more than 50 different types ofaircraft.[3]
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Lindsey was selected by NASA in March 1995.[3] He became an astronaut in May 1996, qualified for flight assignment as a pilot. Initially assigned to flight software verification in theShuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL), Lindsey also served as the Astronaut Office representative working on theMultifunction Electronic Display System (MEDS) program, a glass cockpit Space Shuttle upgrade program, as well as a number of other advanced upgrade projects. In between his first two flights, he worked as the Shuttle Landing and Rollout representative responsible for training flight crews and testing orbiter landing techniques and flying qualities. After his second flight, Lindsey served as Deputy for Shuttle Operations and Co-Chairman of the Space Shuttle Cockpit Council, responsible for designing, testing, and implementing crew interfaces and displays for the $400 million Shuttle Cockpit Avionics Upgrade. More recently, he served as the Chief of International Space Station Operations for the astronaut office, responsible for integrating astronaut, civil service, and contractor activities in providing support to all aspects of the development, testing, crew training and operations of theInternational Space Station. After the completion of STS-121, he becameChief of the Astronaut Office. In this position, Steven also flew weather reconnaissance in theShuttle Training Aircraft during the launch or landing of a Space Shuttle. Lindsey ceded his position as Chief of the Astronaut Office to astronautPeggy Whitson when he was selected for STS-133.
Lindsey has flown five missions in space for NASA. He served as pilot of STS-87 (1997) and STS-95 (1998) and commander of STS-104 (2001), STS-121 (2006) and STS-133 (2011).
STS-87 (November 19 to December 5, 1997) was the fourth U.S Microgravity Payload flight and focused on experiments designed to study how theweightless environment ofspace affects various physical processes, and on observations of theSun’s outer atmospheric layers. Two members of the crew performed anEVA (spacewalk) that featured the manual capture of aSpartan satellite, and tested EVA tools and procedures for futureSpace Station assembly. During the EVA, Lindsey piloted the first flight of theAERCam Sprint, a free-flying robotic camera. The mission was accomplished in 252 orbits of the Earth, traveling 6.5 million miles in 376 hours and 34 minutes.
STS-95 (October 29 to November 7, 1998) was a 9-day mission during which the crew supported a variety of researchpayloads including deployment and retrieval of the Spartan solar-observing spacecraft, theHubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, and investigations on space flight and the aging process. The mission was accomplished in 134 Earth orbits, traveling 3.6 million miles in 213 hours and 44 minutes.
STS-104 (July 12 to July 24, 2001), designated assembly mission 7A, was the 10th mission to the International Space Station (ISS). During the 13-day flight the crew conducted joint operations with theExpedition 2 crew and performed three spacewalks to install the ISSJoint Airlock Quest and to outfit it with fourhigh-pressure gas tanks. In addition to installing and activating the Joint Airlock, the crew also performed the first spacewalk from Quest. The mission was accomplished in 200 Earth orbits.
STS-121 (July 4 to July 17, 2006) was an ISS visit and space shuttle checkout mission. It was the second flight after theColumbia disaster (STS-107) and was considered one of the two Return to Flight test missions before resumption of normal shuttle operations. Lindsey served as mission commander on the flight.
STS-133 (February 24 to March 9, 2011) was the last flight forSpace ShuttleDiscovery.
A veteran of five space flights, Lindsey has logged over 1,500 hours in space.
Lindsey is a distinguished graduate of theAir Force Undergraduate Pilot Training (1983). He is also a distinguished graduate and recipient of theLiethen-Tittle Award as the outstandingtest pilot of theUSAF Test Pilot School Class 89A (1989). He was awarded theDistinguished Flying Cross, theDefense Superior Service Medal, theDefense Meritorious Service Medal, 3NASA Space Flight Medals, theNASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, theNASA Exceptional Service Medal, theAir Force Distinguished Service Medal, theAir Force Commendation Medal, theAir Force Achievement Medal and theAerial Achievement Medal. He is an inductee into theUnited States Astronaut Hall of Fame.[4]
Lindsey is a member of theSociety of Experimental Test Pilots, of the USAF Academy Association of Graduates, and of theAssociation of Space Explorers.
Lindsey is a recipient of theDistinguished Eagle Scout Award[5] which was presented to him by theSan Gabriel Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America on November 10, 2012, on behalf of theBoy Scouts of America.
Lindsey lives in Lafayette, Colorado, with his wife, Diane Renee Lindsey (née Trujillo).
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