Meet The Crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour
POSTED: 4:06 p.m. EDT May 30, 2002
UPDATED: 4:06 p.m. EDT May 30, 2002
Kenneth D. Cockrell
Space Shuttle Endeavour will be commanded by Kenneth D. Cockrell, 52, a veteran of four spaceflights. Cockrell has logged more than 1,215 hours in space. Endeavour will mark his third flight as commander. His primary duty as commander will be to ensure the success and safety of the flight. He will be in control of docking at the International Space Station, as well as operating the shuttle's robotic arm during spacewalks and landing the shuttle when it makes its return. Paul S. Lockhart
Paul S. Lockhart, 46, is an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and will serve as the pilot for his first spaceflight. Lockhart, who holds a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas, was selected by NASA in April 1996 and completed four years of training and evaluation. He will provide intravehicular support during the spacewalks, and will do a one-revolution flyaround of the station before leaving the area. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz
Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, 52, will be making his record-tying seventh spaceflight. Chang-Diaz received a doctorate in applied plasma physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1977 and was selected by NASA in May 1980. He was appointed director of the Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center in 1993, and he is an adjunct professor of physics at Rice University and the University of Houston. Chang-Diaz, with his fellow mission specialist, will conduct three spacewalks during Endeavour's mission. Philippe Perrin
Philippe Perrin will be making his first spaceflight. Perrin, 39, is a colonel in the French Air Force and a French Space Agency astronaut. He has flown 26 combat missions, and has logged more than 2,500 flying hours. He, along with Chang-Diaz, will perform all three spacewalks. Valery G. Korzun
Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, 49, is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a first-class military pilot. He graduated from the Kachin Military Aviation College in 1974 and has logged over 1,473 hours in flight. He was certified as a test cosmonaut in 1989 after being selected as a cosmanaut in training at the Gargin Cosmonaut Training Center in 1987. He flew onboard Mir from Aug. 17, 1996 to March 2, 1997. He performed two spacewalks while on Mir. Peggy A. Whitson
Peggy A. Whitson, 42, received a doctorate in biochemistry from Rice University in 1985 and held several research positions at the Johnson Space Center. She served as the project scientist for Shuttle-Mir from 1992 to 1995. She was selected as an astronaut in 1996 and completed two years of training. The Endeavour mission will be her first spaceflight. Whitson will operate a handheld laser range finder as the shuttle approaches the station. Sergei Y. Treschev
Cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev will be making his first spaceflight. Treschev, 43, graduated from the Moscow Energy Institute and served as a group leader in an Air Force Regiment from 1982 to 1984. He was a foreman and engineer on the RSC ENERGIA. From June 1999 to July 2000, he trained as a flight engineer for the Soyuz-TM backup ISS contigency crew. Yury I. Onufrienko
Yury I. Onufrienko, 40, is a test cosmonaut and has made one previous spaceflight. He commanded the Mir 21 expedition from Feb. 21 to Sept. 2, 1996. He is a former senior pilot in his country's air force. Daniel W. Bursch
Daniel W. Bursch is a Navy captain and has flown on three spaceflights. Bursch, 44, has a M.S. in engineering science from the Naval Postgraduate School and has logged more than 3,100 flight hours. He became an astronaut in 1991. Carl E. Walz
Carl E. Walz, 46, is an Air Force Colonel and is a veteran of three spaceflights. He has both a B.S. and a M.S. degree in physics and was selected as an astronaut in 1990. He is the lead singer for the astronaut rock-n-roll band, MAX-Q.
Space Shuttle Endeavour will be commanded by Kenneth D. Cockrell, 52, a veteran of four spaceflights. Cockrell has logged more than 1,215 hours in space. Endeavour will mark his third flight as commander. His primary duty as commander will be to ensure the success and safety of the flight. He will be in control of docking at the International Space Station, as well as operating the shuttle's robotic arm during spacewalks and landing the shuttle when it makes its return. Paul S. Lockhart
Paul S. Lockhart, 46, is an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and will serve as the pilot for his first spaceflight. Lockhart, who holds a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas, was selected by NASA in April 1996 and completed four years of training and evaluation. He will provide intravehicular support during the spacewalks, and will do a one-revolution flyaround of the station before leaving the area. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz
Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, 52, will be making his record-tying seventh spaceflight. Chang-Diaz received a doctorate in applied plasma physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1977 and was selected by NASA in May 1980. He was appointed director of the Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center in 1993, and he is an adjunct professor of physics at Rice University and the University of Houston. Chang-Diaz, with his fellow mission specialist, will conduct three spacewalks during Endeavour's mission. Philippe Perrin
Philippe Perrin will be making his first spaceflight. Perrin, 39, is a colonel in the French Air Force and a French Space Agency astronaut. He has flown 26 combat missions, and has logged more than 2,500 flying hours. He, along with Chang-Diaz, will perform all three spacewalks. Valery G. Korzun
Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, 49, is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a first-class military pilot. He graduated from the Kachin Military Aviation College in 1974 and has logged over 1,473 hours in flight. He was certified as a test cosmonaut in 1989 after being selected as a cosmanaut in training at the Gargin Cosmonaut Training Center in 1987. He flew onboard Mir from Aug. 17, 1996 to March 2, 1997. He performed two spacewalks while on Mir. Peggy A. Whitson
Peggy A. Whitson, 42, received a doctorate in biochemistry from Rice University in 1985 and held several research positions at the Johnson Space Center. She served as the project scientist for Shuttle-Mir from 1992 to 1995. She was selected as an astronaut in 1996 and completed two years of training. The Endeavour mission will be her first spaceflight. Whitson will operate a handheld laser range finder as the shuttle approaches the station. Sergei Y. Treschev
Cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev will be making his first spaceflight. Treschev, 43, graduated from the Moscow Energy Institute and served as a group leader in an Air Force Regiment from 1982 to 1984. He was a foreman and engineer on the RSC ENERGIA. From June 1999 to July 2000, he trained as a flight engineer for the Soyuz-TM backup ISS contigency crew. Yury I. Onufrienko
Yury I. Onufrienko, 40, is a test cosmonaut and has made one previous spaceflight. He commanded the Mir 21 expedition from Feb. 21 to Sept. 2, 1996. He is a former senior pilot in his country's air force. Daniel W. Bursch
Daniel W. Bursch is a Navy captain and has flown on three spaceflights. Bursch, 44, has a M.S. in engineering science from the Naval Postgraduate School and has logged more than 3,100 flight hours. He became an astronaut in 1991. Carl E. Walz
Carl E. Walz, 46, is an Air Force Colonel and is a veteran of three spaceflights. He has both a B.S. and a M.S. degree in physics and was selected as an astronaut in 1990. He is the lead singer for the astronaut rock-n-roll band, MAX-Q.
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