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 Commander:
Steven W. Lindsey
Steven W. Lindsey, 40, an Air Force lieutenant colonel and former test pilot, will be responsible for the overall safety and success of the STS-104 mission. He will be responsible for the rendezvous and docking of Atlantis to the International Space Station on the fourth shuttle mission of the year. He will serve as backup operator of the shuttle's robotic arm. He will play a primary or backup role in Joint Airlock /vestibule outfitting, pressure leak checks and activation. He will serve as backup in water transfer from Atlantis to the space station. Lindsey also will assist pilot Charles Hobaugh at the controls for Atlantis' flyaround of the space station after undocking, and will be at the controls for the shuttle's landing at the end of the mission. Previous Space Flights:
Ascent Seating: Flight Deck - Port Forward |
 Pilot:
Charles O. Hobaugh
Charles O. Hobaugh, 39, a Marine Corps major and former test pilot, will be in charge of monitoring critical shuttle systems during Atlantis' ascent to orbit and its re-entry and landing. He also will be responsible for the operation of many of the shuttle's navigational tools during its rendezvous with the space station. Hobaugh will serve as the intravehicular crewmember during the three spacewalks, helping with checklists and providing direction and coordination to the astronauts outside and helping keep them on their timeline. He also is designated as the backup spacewalker. After undocking, Hobaugh will be at the controls of Atlantis during its flyaround of the station. Previous Space Flights:
Ascent Seating: Flight Deck - Starboard Forward |
 Mission Specialist 1:
Michael L. Gernhardt
Michael L. Gernhardt, 44, a former commercial diver who holds a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, will perform three spacewalks while Atlantis is docked to the space station. Focus of the spacewalks is installation of the Joint Airlock and four high-pressure tanks, two oxygen and two nitrogen, outside it. Gernhardt also has primary responsibility for airlock systems and stowage within it. He also is tasked with the payload bay door opening and rendezvous photography and television. Gernhardt will assist with rendezvous as backup with a handheld laser range finder and with operating the shuttle's docking system. He also has backup responsibilities for post-insertion activities and prime responsibility for deorbit preparation. He will conduct Earth observations focusing on oceanography and meteorology. Previous Space Flights:
Ascent Seating: Flight Deck - Starboard Aft |
 Mission Specialist 2:
Janet L. Kavandi
Janet L. Kavandi, 40, holds a doctorate in analytical chemistry from the University of Washington-Seattle. Kavandi will serve as flight engineer on the flight deck of Atlantis during launch, landing and rendezvous. Kavandi is the mission's primary shuttle arm operator. In addition to moving spacewalking astronauts, she will use the shuttle arm cameras to provide vital views to Susan Helms as Helms uses the space station's Canadarm2 to unberth the airlock from Atlantis's cargo bay. Kavandi also will use those cameras to help provide a Space Vision System solution to help Helms berth the airlock to the space station. She will have primary responsibility in airlock/vestibule outfitting. She also will be loadmaster on the shuttle side for logistics transfer to and from the space station. Previous Space Flights:
Ascent Seating: Flight Deck - Center Aft |
 Mission Specialist 3:
James F. Reilly
James F. Reilly, 46, a former offshore oil and gas exploration geologist and holder of a Ph.D. in geosciences from the University of Texas at Dallas, will perform three spacewalks outside the space station during Atlantis' docked operations. Purpose of the spacewalks centers on installation of the Joint Airlock and the four high-pressure tanks for oxygen and nitrogen outside it. He also will have primary responsibility for post-insertion operations and for handheld laser range finder operations during rendezvous. He also is responsible for numerous shuttle computer functions, crew and equipment transfer operations and airlock activation. He will conduct Earth observations focusing on geography. Previous Space Flights:
Ascent Seating: Mid Deck - Port |
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