last shuttle
Stars Behind the Shuttle
Final Shuttle Astronauts
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Christopher Ferguson
Mission Commander
Ferguson was commissioned from the Navy ROTC program at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Navy Wings in 1986 and was ordered to the F-14 Tomcat training squadron in Virginia Beach, VA. Ferguson reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1998. Following the completion of 2 years of training, he was assigned technical duties in the Spacecraft Systems Branch associated with the shuttle main engine, external tank, solid rocket boosters and software.
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Douglas Hurley
Pilot
Hurley received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at Tulane University in 1988. Selected as a pilot by NASA, Hurley reported for training in August 2000. Following the completion of two years of training and evaluation, he was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office which have included Kennedy Operations Support as a "Cape Crusader" where he was the lead Astronaut Support Personnel for Shuttle missions STS-107 and STS-121.
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Sandra Magnus
Mission Specialist
During 1986 to 1991, Dr. Magnus worked for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company as a stealth engineer, where she worked on internal research and development and later, the Navy's A-12 Attack Aircraft program studying the effectiveness of RADAR signature reduction techniques. Selected by NASA in April 1996, Dr. Magnus reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. She completed 2 years of training and evaluation and is qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist.
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Rex Walheim
Mission Specialist
Walheim was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force in May 1984. In April 1985, he was assigned to Cavalier Air Force Station in Cavalier, North Dakota, where he worked as a missile warning operations crew commander. Walheim served as a flight controller and operations engineer at the Johnson Space Center from October 1986 to January 1989. He was selected by NASA in March 1996 and reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996.
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