| Spacewalks from Atlantis on STS-37 | |||
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| STS-37 Launch: | April 5, 1991 | STS-37 Landing: | April 11, 1991 |
| Spacewalkers: | Jerry Ross <> Jerome "Jay" Apt | ||
| STS-37 Crew: | CDR Steven Nagel <> PLT Kenneth Cameron <> MS1 Linda Godwin <> MS2 Jerry Ross <> MS3 Jerome "Jay" Apt |
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| STS-37 Spacewalk 1 | Ross and Apt manually deployed the jammed high-gain antenna on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory in the first unscheduled contingency American spacewalk since April 1985. | ||
| April 7, 1991 | |||
| 4 hours 26 minutes | |||
| STS-37 Spacewalk 2 | Ross and Apt tested the Crew and Equipment Translation Aid Cart (CETA) and other equipment for future space station maintenance work in the first scheduled American spacewalk since November 1985. | ||
| April 8, 1991 | |||
| 5 hours 47 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks from Endeavour on the Intelsat 603 Rescue Mission (STS-49) | |||
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| STS-49 Launch: | May 7, 1992 | STS-49 Landing: | May 16, 1992 |
| Spacewalkers: | Richard Hieb <> Pierre Thuot <> Kathryn Thornton <> Thomas Akers | ||
| STS-49 Crew: | CDR Daniel Brandenstein <> PLT Kevin Chilton <> MS1 Richard Hieb <> MS2 Bruce Melnick <> MS3 Pierre Thuot <> MS4 Kathryn Thornton <> MS5 Thomas Akers |
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| STS-49 Spacewalk 1 | Thuot and Hieb made their first attempt to attach the grapple bar to the Intelsat satellite. Difference between ground training and actual orbital tasks thwarted Thuot's effects. The spacewalk ended after three capture attempts. | ||
| May 10, 1992 | |||
| 3 hours 43 minutes | |||
| STS-49 Spacewalk 2 | Thuot and Hieb tried the original plan with greater care in positioning Thuot and less force on the grapple bar. Thuot tried five more times to attach the capture bar to the Intelsat satellite. | ||
| May 11, 1992 | |||
| 5 hours 30 minutes | |||
| STS-49 Spacewalk 3 | Hieb, Thuot and Akers used the Assembly of Station by EVA Methods (ASEM) equipment to assemble a triangular structure to which the three spacewalkers could attach their feet. They grabbed the satellite together, and Hieb attached the grapple bar. The satellite was attached the new perigee kick motor and released back into orbit. | ||
| May 13, 1992 | |||
| 8 hours 29 minutes | |||
| STS-49 Spacewalk 4 | Akers and Thornton assembled the ASEM experiment to create a pyramidal structure in the payload bay, and tested the Crew Propulsive Device to allow a spacewalking astronaut to safely return to a space station. | ||
| May 14, 1992 | |||
| 7 hours 44 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks from Endeavour on STS-54 | |||
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| STS-54 Launch: | January 13, 1993 | STS-54 Landing: | January 19, 1993 |
| Spacewalkers: | Gregory Harbaugh <> Mario Runco | ||
| STS-54 Crew: | CDR John Casper <> PLT Donald McMonagle <> MS1 Gregory Harbaugh <> MS2 Mario Runco <> MS3 Susan Helms |
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| STS-54 Spacewalk 1 | Runco and Harbaugh tested carrying a large object by carrying each other, placed each other in the airlock to test aligning bulky objects, and demonstrated large tool use with a tool for manually positioning the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite tilt table. | ||
| January 17, 1993 | |||
| 4 hours 28 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks from Endeavour on the Spacehab-1 Mission (STS-57) | |||
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| STS-57 Launch: | June 21, 1993 | STS-57 Landing: | July 1, 1993 |
| Spacewalkers: | David Low <> Peter "Jeff" Wisoff | ||
| STS-57 Crew: | CDR Ronald Grabe <> PLT Brian Duffy <> MS1 David Low <> MS2 Nancy Sherlock <> MS3 Peter "Jeff" Wisoff <> MS4 Janice Voss |
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| STS-57 Spacewalk 1 | Low and Wisoff stowed the antennas of the ESA's European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) spacecraft. They then took turns carrying each other while riding the robotic arm, used a foot restraint while working with tools, and tested safety tethers. | ||
| June 25, 1993 | |||
| 5 hours 50 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks from Discovery on STS-51 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| STS-51 Launch: | September 12, 1993 | STS-51 Landing: | September 22, 1993 |
| Spacewalkers: | James Newman <> Carl Walz | ||
| STS-51 Crew: | CDR Frank Culbertson <> PLT William Readdy <> MS1 James Newman <> MS2 Daniel Bursch <> MS3 Carl Walz |
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| STS-51 Spacewalk 1 | Newman and Walz tested tools, tethers and Portable Foot Restraints for the STS-61 mission. Walz inspected damage from a pyrotechnic fastener malfunction with the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite. A hole was torn in the aft payload bay bulkhead. No damage was found to Discovery's payload bay doors and other equipment. | ||
| September 16, 1993 | |||
| 7 hours 5 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks from Discovery on STS-64 | |||
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| STS-64 Launch: | September 9, 1994 | STS-64 Landing: | September 20, 1994 |
| Spacewalkers: | Carl Meade <> Mark Lee | ||
| STS-64 Crew: | CDR Richard Richards <> PLT Blaine Hammond <> MS1 Jerry Linenger <> MS2 Susan Helms <> MS3 Carl Meade <> MS4 Mark Lee |
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| STS-64 Spacewalk 1 | Lee and Meade performed the first untethered spacewalks since 1984 to test the new Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) self-rescue device. SAFER tests gathered data on precision maneuvering and stabilizing tumbling astronauts. The SAFER unit is a smaller, simpler version of the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) first used in 1984. | ||
| September 16, 1994 | |||
| 6 hours 51 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks from Discovery on the Spacehab-3 Mission (STS-63) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| STS-63 Launch: | February 3, 1995 | STS-63 Landing: | February 11, 1995 |
| Spacewalkers: | Bernard Harris <> Michael Foale | ||
| STS-63 Crew: | CDR James Wetherbee <> PLT Eileen Collins <> MS1 Bernard Harris <> MS2 Michael Foale <> MS3 Janice Voss <> MS4 Vladimir Titov (Russia) |
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| STS-63 Spacewalk 1 | Foale and Harris used the Spartan 204 freeflyer to demonstrate mass handling by spacewalking astronauts, and tested thermal modifications to the spacesuits in preparation for assembly of the International Space Station. The spacewalk was cut short when Foale and Harris became too cold. | ||
| February 9, 1995 | |||
| 4 hours 39 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks from Endeavour on STS-69 | |||
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| STS-69 Launch: | September 7, 1995 | STS-69 Landing: | September 18, 1995 |
| Spacewalkers: | James Voss <> Michael Gernhardt | ||
| STS-69 Crew: | CDR David Walker <> PLT Kenneth Cockrell <> MS1 James Voss <> MS2 James Newman <> MS3 Michael Gernhardt |
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| STS-69 Spacewalk 1 | Voss and Gernhardt practiced space station assembly and maintenance tasks, and evaluated spacesuit thermal improvements. | ||
| September 16, 1995 | |||
| 6 hours 46 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks from Endeavour on STS-72 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| STS-72 Launch: | January 11, 1996 | STS-72 Landing: | January 20, 1996 |
| Spacewalkers: | Leroy Chiao <> Winston Scott <> Daniel Barry | ||
| STS-72 Crew: | CDR Brian Duffy <> PLT Brent Jett <> MS1 Leroy Chiao <> MS2 Winston Scott <> MS3 Koichi Wakata (Japan) <> MS4 Daniel Barry |
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| STS-72 Spacewalk 1 | Chiao and Barry evaluated a new portable work platform and the rigid umbilical used to carry fluid and electrical lines between the modules and truss segments in the American segment of the International Space Station. | ||
| January 15, 1996 | |||
| 6 hours 9 minutes | |||
| STS-72 Spacewalk 2 | Chiao and Scott continued evaluating the new portable work platform and a space station utility box designed to hold avionics and fluid line connections. Scott also tested the spacesuit's warmth in cold temperatures. | ||
| January 17, 1996 | |||
| 6 hours 54 minutes | |||
| Spacewalks from Atlantis on Shuttle-Mir Docking Mission 3 (STS-76) | |||
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| STS-76 Launch: | March 22, 1996 | STS-76 Docking: | March 24, 1996 |
| STS-76 Undocking: | March 29, 1996 | STS-76 Landing: | March 31, 1996 |
| Spacewalkers: | Michael Richard Clifford (STS-76) <> Linda Godwin (STS-76) | ||
| STS-76 Crew: | CDR Kevin Chilton <> PLT Richard Searfoss <> MS1 Ronald Sega <> MS2 Michael Richard Clifford <> MS3 Linda Godwin |
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| STS-76 Spacewalk 1 | Clifford and Godwin installed the Mir Environmental Effects Payload (MEEP) space exposure experiments to the outside of the Mir's Docking Module. New foot restraints and tether hooks were tested during the spacewalk. | ||
| March 27, 1996 | |||
| 6 hours 2 minutes | |||
| Visited the Mir Main EO-21 Crew | |||
| Mir EO-21 Launch: | February 21, 1996 | Mir EO-21 Docking: | February 23, 1996 |
| Mir EO-21 Undocking: | September 2, 1996 | Mir EO-21 Landing: | September 2, 1996 |
| Mir EO-21 Crew: | CDR Yuri Onufriyenko (Russia) <> FE Yuri Usachyov (Russia) | ||
| Left off the NASA-2 Researcher | |||
| NASA-2 Launch: | March 22, 1996 | NASA-2 Docking: | March 24, 1996 |
| NASA-2 Undocking: | September 24, 1996 | NASA-2 Landing: | September 26, 1996 |
| NASA-2 Researcher: | Shannon Lucid (Up - STS-76 / Down - STS-79) | ||
| Spacewalks from Atlantis on Shuttle-Mir Docking Mission 7 (STS-86) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| STS-86 Launch: | September 26, 1997 | STS-86 Docking: | September 27, 1997 |
| STS-86 Undocking: | October 3, 1997 | STS-86 Landing: | October 6, 1997 |
| Spacewalkers: | Vladimir Titov (STS-86) <> Scott Parazynski (STS-86) | ||
| STS-86 Crew: | CDR James Wetherbee <> PLT Michael Bloomfield <> MS1 Vladimir Titov (Russia) <> MS2 Scott Parazynski <> MS3 Jean-Loup Chrétien (France) <> MS4 Wendy Lawrence |
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| STS-86 Spacewalk 1 | Titov and Parazynski conducted the first joint American-Russian spacewalk during a Shuttle mission. They attached the Solar Array Cap to the Docking Module for use by Mir crews to seal off the suspected leak in Spektr's hull, retrieved the Mir Environmental Effects Payload experiment from Mir, and tested the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) jetpacks. | ||
| October 1, 1997 | |||
| 5 hours 1 minute | |||
| Visited the Mir Main EO-24 Crew | |||
| Mir EO-24 Launch: | August 5, 1997 | Mir EO-24 Docking: | August 7, 1997 |
| Mir EO-24 Undocking: | February 19, 1998 | Mir EO-24 Landing: | February 19, 1998 |
| Mir EO-24 Crew: | CDR Anatoli Soloviyov (Russia) <> FE Pavel Vinogradov (Russia) | ||
| Returned home the NASA-5 Researcher | |||
| NASA-5 Launch: | May 15, 1997 | NASA-5 Docking: | May 17, 1997 |
| NASA-5 Undocking: | October 3, 1997 | NASA-5 Landing: | October 6, 1997 |
| NASA-5 Researcher: | Michael Foale (Up - STS-84 / Down STS-86) | ||
| Left off the NASA-6 Researcher | |||
| NASA-6 Launch: | September 26, 1997 | NASA-6 Docking: | September 27, 1997 |
| NASA-6 Undocking: | January 29, 1998 | NASA-6 Landing: | January 31, 1998 |
| NASA-6 Researcher: | David Wolf (Up - STS-86 / Down STS-89) | ||
| Spacewalks for Columbia on STS-87 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch: | November 19, 1997 | Landing: | December 5, 1997 |
| Spacewalkers: | Winston Scott <> Takao Doi | ||
| STS-87 Crew: | CDR Kevin Kregel <> PLT Steven Lindsey <> MS1 Kalpana Chawla <> MS2 Winston Scott <> MS3 Takao Doi (Japan) <> PS1 Leonid Kadenyuk (Ukraine) |
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| STS-87 Spacewalk 1 | Scott and Doi retrieved the Spartan 201 freeflyer by hand and stowed it in Columbia's payload bay. They also tested tools and techniques for ISS assembly, and operated cranes for the International Space Station (ISS). | ||
| November 24, 1997 | |||
| 7 hours 43 minutes | |||
| STS-87 Spacewalk 2 | Scott and Doi continued the testing of tools and techniques for ISS assembly and operation of cranes for the International Space Station (ISS). | ||
| December 3, 1997 | |||
| 4 hours 59 minutes | |||
| Key | |
|---|---|
| CDR | Commander |
| PLT | Pilot |
| FE | Flight Engineer |
| MS | Mission Specialist |
| PS | Payload Specialist |
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Updated - January 12, 2007