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Topic: Space Shuttle Astronaut Support Personnel
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astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 04-17-2011 02:37 PM
   
Does anyone know who the Astronaut Support Personnel (ASP) were for STS-1, STS-2, STS-3 and STS-4?? It would be neat to find out who strapped in the astronauts during the space shuttle's test flights. Thank you. |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-17-2011 03:41 PM
The first three test flights utilized back-up crews.My guess would be that they were at the pad when the flight crew arrived. Not sure about STS-4.
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 04-18-2011 12:21 AM
Loren Shriver was in the white room to help the STS-1 crew board Columbia. |
astro-nut
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From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 09-30-2019 11:33 AM
An update for the post. The Astronaut Support Personnel (ASP) for the following flights were: - STS-1: Loren Shriver
- STS-4: Steve Hawley
- STS-6: Dick Richards
- STS-41D Pad Abort: Mike Smith (I believe Franklin Chang-Diaz was ASP for the flight two months later)?
- STS-41G: Franklin Chang-Diaz
- STS 51F Pad Abort: Mark Brown
- STS-34: Blaine Hammond
- STS-68 Pad Abort: Chris Hadfield
- STS-72: Joe Tanner
- STS-78: Jim Halsell
- STS-81: Pam Melroy
- STS-85: Joe Tanner
- STS-87: Joe Tanner
- STS-93: Rick Linnehan
- STS-95: Jim Kelly
- STS-98: Greg "Ray J" Johnson
- STS-100: Greg "Box" Johnson
- STS-103: Dave Brown
- STS-105: John Herrington
- STS-114: Lee Archambault
- STS-117: Mike Good
- STS-118: Kay Hire
- STS-125: Kay Hire
- STS-127: Steve Bowen
- STS-129: Joe Acaba
- STS-132: Chris Cassidy
- STS-133: Kay Hire
- STS-135: Randy Bresnik
Still looking for all the rest. If you know who the ASP were for other shuttle flights, please add to the list. Thank you. |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1505
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 09-30-2019 09:47 PM
If memory serves, STS-1 launch support astronauts were Loren Shriver and Elison Onizuka. Post-landing support: Bo Bobko and John Creighton. |
Cozmosis22
Member Posts: 968
From: Texas * Earth
Registered: Apr 2011
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posted 10-10-2019 10:43 AM
Does that support astronaut go out to the pad with the crew during pre-launch? If so, this was Dan Brandenstein and the STS-30 astronauts back in 1989 preparing to board the AstroVan at the O&C Bldg.  |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-10-2019 11:58 AM
Dan Brandenstein accompanied the crew because he was Chief of the Astronaut Office at the time. The ASP is part of the closeout crew, working to configure the flight and middeck well before the crew arrives at the pad. |
Dave Shayler
Member Posts: 127
From: Halesowen, West Mids, UK
Registered: Dec 2009
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posted 10-11-2019 03:17 PM
These are the Astronaut Support Person/backup ASP assignments I have on file (with gaps) for all shuttle missions. Primarily through 2000, I obtained the information from Mission Support Assignments lists issued by FCOD or the Astronaut Office. I hope it helps. | STS | | Prime ASP | | BUp ASP | | 1 | | Shriver | | | | 2 | | Onizuka | | Hawley | | 3 | | Hawley | | | | 4 | | Hawley | | van Hoften | | 5 | | van Hoften | | Sullivan | | 6 | | Richards | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 | | Lucid | | Creighton | | 9 | | | | | | 41B | | Smith | | Lucid | | 41C | | Smith | | Richards | | 41D | | Smith | | Chang-Diaz | | 41G | | Chang-Diaz | | Gardner G. | | 51A | | Chang-Diaz | | Gardner G. | | 51C | | Chang-Diaz | | Gardner G. | | 51E | | Chang-Diaz | | Gardner G. [planned] | | 51D | | Chang-Diaz | | Gardner G. | | 51B | | | | | | 51G | | Brown M. | | Ivins | | 51F | | Brown M. | | Ivins | | 51I | | Brown M. | | Ivins | | 51J | | Brown M. | | Ivins | | 61A | | Brown M. | | Ivins | | 61B | | Ivins | | Shepherd | | 61C | | Ivins | | Shepherd | | 51L | | Shepherd | | Carter | | 26 | | Hieb | | Cameron | | 27 | | Cameron | | Gemar | | 29 | | Gemar | | Melnick | | 30 | | Melnick | | Hammond | | 28 | | Melnick | | Hammond | | 34 | | Hammond | | Gutierrez | | 33 | | Gutierrez | | Melnick | | 32 | | Melnick | | Chilton | | 36 | | Chilton | | Hammond | | 31 | | Hammond | | Brown C. | | 41 | | Runco | | Chilton | | 38 | | Chilton | | Brown C. | | 35 | | Brown C. | | Runco | | 37 | | Akers | | Brown C. | | 39 | | Brown C. | | Akers | | 40 | | Brown C. | | Searfoss | | 43 | | Akers | | Newman | | 48 | | Searfoss | | Brown C. | | 44 | | Newman | | Wolf | | 42 | | Wolf | | Searfoss | | 45 | | Newman | | Henricks | | 49 | | Wolf | | Newman | | 50 | | Collins E. | | Newman | | 46 | | Newman | | Collins E. | | 47 | | Collins E. | | Newman | | 52 | | Newman | | Collins E. | | 53 | | Wilcutt | | Collins E. | | 54 | | Halsell | | Wilcutt | | 56 | | Allen A. | | Collins E. | | 55 | | Collins | | Halsell | | 57 | | Wilcutt | | Halsell | | 51 | | Halsell | | Wilcutt | | 58 | | McMonagle | | Kregel | | 61 | | Kregel | | McMonagle | | 60 | | Kregel | | McMonagle | | 62 | | Scott W. | | Weber | | 59 | | Thomas D. | | Scott W. | | 65 | | Scott W. | | Kregel | | 64 | | Horowitz | | Lopez-Alegria | | 68 | | Hadfield | | Kregel | | 66 | | Lopez-Alegria | | | | 63 | | Ivins | | Horowitz | | 67 | | Ivins | | Horowitz | | 71 | | Ivins | | Tanner | | 70 | | Smith S. | | Ivins | | 69 | | Ivins | | Tanner | | 73 | | Ivins | | Smith S. | | 74 | | Smith S. | | Ivins | | 72 | | Tanner | | Ivins | | 75 | | Ivins | | Tanner | | 76 | | Ivins | | Halsell | | 77 | | Gernhardt | | Halsell | | 78 | | Halsell | | Gernhardt | | 79 | | Melroy | | Halsell | | 80 | | Anderson M. | | Melroy | | 81 | | Melroy | | Anderson M. | | 82 | | Wilcutt | | Melroy | | 83 | | Melroy | | Anderson M. | | 84 | | Melroy | | | | 94 | | Tanner | | Tanner | | 85 | | Runco | | Melroy | | 86 | | Tanner | | Tanner | | 87 | | Forrester | | Runco | | 89 | | Polansky | | Tanner | | 90 | | Piper | | Tanner | | 91 | | Kelly J. | | Tanner | | 95 | | Piper | | Tanner | | 88 | | Polansky | | Tanner | | 96 | | Linnehan | | Kelly J. | | 93 | | Brown D. | | Kelly J. | | 103 | | | | | | 99 | | Johnson G.C. | | | | 101 | | Woodward | | | | 106 | | Woodward | | | | 92 | | Linnehan | | Johnson G. C. | | 97 | | Herrington | | | | 98 | | | | Johnson G.C. | | 102 | | Woodward | | | | 100 | | Johnson G.H. | | | | 104 | | Poindexter | | | | 105 | | Herrington | | | | 108 | | Johnson G. H. | | | | 109 | | | | | | 110 | | Poindexter | | | | 111 | | Archambault | | | | 112 | | Behnken | | | | 113 | | Poindexter | | | | 107 | | | | | | 114 | | Archambault | | Behnken | | 121 | | Hurley | | Good | | 115 | | Good | | | | 116 | | Wilmore | | Behnken | | 117 | | Good | | Hernandez | | 118 | | Hire | | Hernandez | | 120 | | Hernandez | | Hire | | 122 | | Wilmore | | Hernandez | | 123 | | Caldwell | | | | 124 | | Hire | | Caldwell | | 126 | | Hernandez | | Hire | | 119 | | Ham | | Wilmore | | 125 | | Hire | | | | 127 | | Bowen | | Ham | | 128 | | Kimbrough | | Acaba | | 129 | | Acaba | | | | 130 | | Kimbrough | | Cassidy | | 131 | | Cassidy | | Foreman | | 132 | | Cassidy | | Foreman | | 133 | | Hire | | Kimbrough | | 134 | | Kimbrough | | Hire | | 135 | | Bresnik | | Kimbrough |
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astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 10-11-2019 03:26 PM
Thank you!!! Now just to find the missing ones! |
Dave Shayler
Member Posts: 127
From: Halesowen, West Mids, UK
Registered: Dec 2009
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posted 10-12-2019 01:42 AM
Yes, that is where the space sleuthing bit comes in, happy hunting 
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Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 10-12-2019 01:53 AM
Superb job Dave! |
Michael Cassutt
Member Posts: 358
From: Studio City CA USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 10-15-2019 11:32 AM
Here's what I have, and while it may not answer who was cockpit ASP and backup, it will give you the ballpark: - STS-7: Sullivan, Anna Fisher, Richards, Spring
- STS-9: Chang-Diaz, Smith, Lucid, Richards, Spring
- 51-B: missing in my records, too
- STS-103: David Brown, Ross
- STS-98: Ross, Herrington, GC Johnson, Woodward, GH Johnson, Foreman, Poindexter
- STS-109: Sturckow, Foreman, GH Johnson, Poindexter, Archambault, Behnken, Hurley (Foreman lead on STS-109)
- STS-107: Melroy, Archambault, Behnken, Poindexter, Foreman, Hurley, Nespoli
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issman1
Member Posts: 1042
From: UK
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 10-15-2019 12:55 PM
Out of curiosity I was surprised to read that Neil Woodward, a member of the astronaut class of 1998, was a Cape Crusader. Due to Woodward's departure before ever flying a mission his NASA bio makes no mention. |
hoorenz
Member Posts: 1031
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 10-15-2019 04:11 PM
Listened to some countdown audio and can confirm:STS-7 ASP (White Room) Woody Spring
STS-9 ASP (White Room) Woody Spring
STS-51B ASP (White Room) David M. Walker |
BMckay
Member Posts: 3220
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 10-15-2019 09:09 PM
STS-109 - Foreman |
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