Name: Newman, James Country: USA M/F: M Number of Flights: 4

Space Flights Launch Date - Shuttle Landing Date - Shuttle
1. STS-51 September 12, 1993 - Discovery September 22, 1993 - Discovery
2. STS-69 September 7, 1995 - Endeavour September 18, 1995 - Endeavour
3. STS-88 December 4, 1998 - Endeavour December 16, 1998 - Endeavour
4. STS-109 March 1, 2002 - Columbia March 12, 2002 - Columbia

Space Flights Descriptions
1. STS-51 Deployed the Advanced Communications Satellite (ACTS)
Deployed and retrieved the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer on the Shuttle Pallet Satellite I (ORFEUS/SPAS-I)
2. STS-69 Deployed and retrieved Spartan 201-03
Deployed and retrieved Wake Shield Facility 2 (WSF-2)
3. STS-88 ISS Assembly Mission 2A
Attached the Unity module (Node 1) to the the Zarya module on December 7, 1998 - Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on December 13, 1998.
4. STS-109 Hubble Space Telescope Service Mission 3B (HST-SM 3B)

Spacewalks - 6
Space Flights Date & Duration Purpose
STS-51 September 16, 1993 Test Hubble Space Telescope repair tools and procedures
7 hours 5 minutes

STS-88 December 7, 1998 International Space Station Assembly - Connect cables between Zarya and Unity modules to start International Space Station assembly
7 hours 22 minutes
STS-88 December 9, 1998 International Space Station Assembly - Install Early Communication antennas on Unity Module. Deploy first TORU antenna
7 hours 2 minutes
STS-88 December 12, 1998 International Space Station Assembly - Attach tool bag to Unity. Disconnect cables on PMA-1 to prevent the undocking of Zarya and Unity modules. Deploy second TORU antenna
6 hours 59 minutes

STS-109 March 5, 2002 Repair Hubble Space Telescope - Replace old port solar array with new third-generation solar array. Replace associated Diode Box Assembly with port solar array. Replace reaction wheel assembly unit
7 hours 16 minutes
STS-109 March 7, 2002 Repair Hubble Space Telescope - Replace Faint Object Camera with Advanced Camera for Surveys. Install Electronic Support Module. Finish cleanup tasks from Power Control Unit installation
7 hours 30 minutes

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Updated - September 19, 2006