STS-99 Crew Members

Crew Members

Commander:    Kevin R. Kregel
Making his fourth flight into space, Kregel has overall responsibility for the success and safe conduct of the STS-99 mission.

Kregel will lead the Red team shift, with his crewmates divided into two three-person teams working 12-hour shifts to conduct round-the-clock science activities. Kregel also is in charge of the operation of an HDTV camera during the flight and the EarthKam payload.

Previous Space Flights:
Kregel previously flew as pilot on STS-70 and STS-78 and commanded the STS-87 mission.

Ascent Seating:   Flight Deck - Port Forward
Entry Seating:     Flight Deck - Port Forward

Pilot:    Dom L. Gorie
Gorie (Commander, USN) will lead the Blue team shift during STS-99 on this, his second flight into space.

A veteran of the STS-91 mission, Gorie will operate an HDTV camera and the EarthKam payload during the flight and will oversee orbiter operations during his 12-hour shift on the flight deck. Gorie would also serve as an intravehicular crew member, or choreographer, in the event a contingency spacewalk is required.

Ascent Seating:   Flight Deck - Starboard Forward
Entry Seating:     Flight Deck - Starboard Forward

Mission Specialist 1:    Gerhard P.J. Thiele
In his first flight into space, European Space Agency astronaut Gerhard Thiele will work on the Red team shift, responsible for SRTM operations, including the deployment and retraction of the 200-foot high boom from Endeavour's cargo bay upon which one of the flight's radar systems is mounted.

Thiele would also be one of two spacewalking crew members along with Janet Kavandi, in the event a contingency spacewalk is required during the flight.

Ascent Seating:   Flight Deck - Starboard Aft
Entry Seating:     Mid Deck - Starboard

Mission Specialist 2:    Janet L. Kavandi
In her second flight into space, Kavandi will be the flight engineer during Endeavour's launch and landing phases, sitting behind Kregel and Gorie on the flight deck.

She will work on the Red team shift, responsible for SRTM operations along with Thiele. Kavandi would perform a spacewalk along with Thiele if a contingency arose during the mission.

Previous Space Flights:
Kavandi first flew in space on the STS-91 mission.

Ascent Seating:   Flight Deck - Center Aft
Entry Seating:     Flight Deck - Center Aft

Mission Specialist 3:    Janice Voss
Voss will work on the Blue team shift during STS-99 and, as Payload Commander, has the overall responsibility for the operation of the SRTM systems during the flight.

Previous Space Flights:
Voss is making her fifth trip into space, having previously flown on STS-57, STS-63, STS-83 and STS-94.

Ascent Seating:   Mid Deck - Port
Entry Seating:     Mid Deck - Port

Mission Specialist 4:    Mamoru Mohri
NASDA astronaut Mohri is making his second flight into space, having first flown as a Payload Specialist on STS-47.

Mohri will join Voss for responsibility of the SRTM payload during the Blue team shift and would serve as an intravehicular crew member, or spacewalk choreographer, in the event a contingency spacewalk was required. Mohri will also operate an HDTV camera during the flight and conduct a number of secondary experiments.

Ascent Seating:   Mid Deck - Starboard
Entry Seating:     Flight Deck - Starboard Aft

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