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Personal: Female, Married, One child. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. US Army US Army Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: NASA Group 13 - 1990. Inactive Entered space service: 7 January 1990. Left space service: 2005. Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 41.65 days.
NASA Official Biography
Currie Spaceflight Log
Currie Chronology 17 January 1990 - NASA Astronaut Training Group 13 selected.. The group was selected to provide pilot, engineer, and scientist astronauts for space shuttle flights.. Qualifications: Pilots: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics. Advanced degree desirable. At least 1,000 flight-hours of pilot-in-command time. Flight test experience desirable. Excellent health. Vision minimum 20/50 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20 vision; maximum sitting blood pressure 140/90. Height between 163 and 193 cm. Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. Reported to the Johnson Space Center in late July 1990 to begin their year long training. Chosen from 1945 qualified applicants, then 106 finalists screened between September and November 1989. 21 June 1993 - STS-57. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-57. Manned six crew. Carried Spacehab 1; retrieved Eureca-1 spacecraft. Payloads: Spacehab 01, retrieval of European Retriev-able Carrier (EURECA) Satellite, Superfluid Helium On-Orbit Transfer (SHOOT), Consortium for Materials Development in Space Complex Autonomous Payload (CONCAP)-IV, Fluid Acquisition and Resupply Experiment (FARE), Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) II, Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS), GAS bridge assembly with 12 getaway special payloads. 1 July 1993 - Landing of STS-57. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-57. STS-57 landed at 12:51 GMT. 13 July 1995 - STS-70. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-70. Deployed TDRS 7. Payloads: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) G/ Inertial Upper Stage (IUS); Bioreactor Demon-stration System (BDS) B; Biological Research in Canisters (BRIC); Commercial Protein Crystal Growth (CPCG); Hand-Held, Earth-Oriented, Real-Time, Cooperative, User-Friendly, Location-Targeting and Environmental System (HER-CULES); Microcapsules in Space (MIS) B; Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment (PARE)/National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rodents (R); Radiation Monitoring Experiment (RME) III; Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) II; Space Tissue Loss (STL)/National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cells (C); Military Applications of Ship Tracks (MAST); Visual Function Tester (VFT) 4; Window Experiment (WINDEX). 22 July 1995 - Landing of STS-70. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-70. STS-70 landed at 12:02 GMT. 16 November 1998 - ISS Status Report 1. With the first component of the International Space Station encapsulated in its nose fairing, a 180-foot long Russian Proton rocket was transported to its launch pad at dawn today at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakstan in preparation for liftoff Friday to begin assembly of the new complex. With temperatures hovering around 28 degrees Fahrenheit, the Proton and the Zarya ...more... 20 November 1998 - ISS Status Report 3. Under overcast skies from a launch pad not far from where Yuri Gagarin became the first human to be launched into space, a spacecraft named Zarya, the Russian word for sunrise, rocketed into orbit today to usher in the era of the International Space Station. Enclosed in the nose fairing of a Russian Proton rocket, the Zarya Control Module ...more... 3 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 01. Flight: STS-88. The first International Space Station assembly mission was postponed for 24 hours when the brief 5-minute launch window ran out before flight controllers could fully analyze the cause of a master alarm that sounded inside the Space Shuttle Endeavour's crew cabin. The next launch attempt is tentatively scheduled for 2:36 a.m. CST Friday. With ...more... 4 December 1998 - STS-88. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-88. First attempted launch of STS-88 was scrubbed at 09:03 GMT on December 3 due to a problem with a hydraulic system sensor. Launch came the next day, with Endeavour entering an initial 75 km x 313 km x 51.6 degree orbit. Half an orbit after launch, at 09:19 GMT, Endeavour fired its OMS engines to raise the orbit to 180 km x 322 km x 51.6 degree. On December 5 at 22:25 GMT Nancy Currie unberthed the Unity space station node from the payload bay using the RMS arm. She then moved the Unity to a position docked to the Orbiter Docking System in the payload bay in readiness for assembly with the Russian-launched Zarya FGB ISS component. After rendezvous with the Zarya FGB module, on December 6 at 23:47 GMT Endeavour grappled Zarya with the robot arm, and at 02:07 GMT on December 7 it was soft docked to the PMA-1 port on Unity. After some problems hard dock was achieved at 02:48 GMT. Unity and Zarya then formed the core of the future International Space Station. Ross and Newman made three space walks to connect cables between Zarya and Unity, on December 7, 9 and 12. On the last EVA a canvas tool bag was attached to the exterior of Unity to provide tools for future station assembly workers. Docking cables were disconnected to prevent Unity and Zarya from inadvertently undocking. Following an internal examination of the embryonic space station, Endeavour undocked at 20:30 GMT on December 13. The SAC-A and Mightysat satellites were ejected from the payload bay on December 14 and 15. Deorbit burn was December 16 at 03:48 GMT, and Endeavour landed at 04:53:29 GMT, on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center. Payloads included:
4 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 03. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's six astronauts wrapped up their first day in space a bit later than planned, at approximately 8:21 a.m. Central time today, when they began an abbreviated sleep period. Crew members were trouble-shooting a minor problem with the Orbiter Communications Adapter (OCA) system, which is used to transmit software files between the Space Shuttle and the flight controllers on the ground. A wake-up call from Mission Control is planned for 3:36 p.m. Central time, for the crew to begin their first full day of on-orbit activities. Following a smooth launch earlier today, Commander Bob Cabana, Pilot Rick Sturckow ...more... 4 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 04. Flight: STS-88. STS-88 Commander Bob Cabana and his crew received their first wake up call from Mission Control this afternoon at 3:36 p.m. CST to begin their first full day of on orbit activities. The crew were awakened with the song "Get Ready" by the Temptations, an appropriate description of the full slate of activities the crew will be involved with as they get ready for the important events of the flight by checking out the equipment and tools that will be utilized during rendezvous, docking and space walking activities. A series of precise maneuvering burns in the early portion of the flight will help ...more... 4 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 02. Flight: STS-88. Five Americans and one Russian set off to begin building the International Space Station at 2:36 a.m. CST today, launching from Kennedy Space Center with the first American-built component of the station -- a connecting module named Unity -- in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay. The shuttle's climb to orbit was flawless. The STS-88 launch begins the largest cooperative space construction project in history. ...more... 5 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 05. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's astronauts began an eight-hour sleep period at 5:36 a.m. Central time following a full night of activity in which they checked out equipment that will be used in the assembly of the first two components of the International Space Station. With the Russian-built Zarya Control Module orbiting about 16,000 nautical miles ...more... 5 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 06. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's astronauts were awakened at 1:36 p.m. Central time today to begin in earnest preparations for on-orbit assembly of the International Space Station. At about 3:50 p.m. Central time, Mission Specialist Nancy Currie will power up the ...more... 6 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 07. Flight: STS-88. Astronaut Nancy Currie gently mated the 12.8-ton Unity connecting module to Endeavour's docking system late Saturday afternoon, successfully completing the first task in assembling the new International Space Station. Deftly manipulating the shuttle's 50-foot-long robot arm, Currie placed Unity just ...more... 6 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 08. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's crew awoke at 10:36 a.m. CST today to begin the orbital assembly of the International Space Station, uniting the first two station modules, Zarya and Unity. The astronauts were awakened to the sounds of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," requested by Commander Bob Cabana's daughter, Sarah. Endeavour's crew will begin the final stages of a rendezvous with the Zarya module ...more... 7 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 09. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's astronauts continued the assembly of the International Space Station late Sunday, mating the Russian-built Zarya control module with the U.S.-built Unity connecting module in the shuttle's cargo bay following a flawless rendezvous and grapple of Zarya. Using the shuttle's 50-foot-long robot arm, astronaut Nancy Currie plucked Zarya ...more... 8 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 12. Flight: STS-88. At the request of Commander Bob Cabana, Mission Control delayed Endeavour's wake-up call by one-half hour today, waking the crew at 12:06 p.m. CST, after the astronauts remained up past their scheduled sleep time to enjoy the view and relax following a very busy and successful day yesterday. The crew was awakened by Dwight Yokum's "Streets of Bakersfield," requested by the wife of Pilot Rick Sturckow, a California native. Following yesterday's 7-hour, 21-minute spacewalk, Mission Specialists Jim Newman ...more... 8 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 11. Flight: STS-88. The first U.S. segment of the International Space Station came to life Monday night as the Unity module was activated for the first time. Activation followed the connection of electrical and data cables by Astronauts Jerry Ross and Jim Newman during a 7-hour, 21-minute space walk. Working smoothly and ahead of schedule, Ross and Newman mated 40 cables and connectors ...more... 9 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 14. Flight: STS-88. After enjoying a half day of rest yesterday, Endeavour's crew was awakened at 10:36 a.m. Central time to begin preparations for a second spacewalk. The crew awoke to the tune "Floating in the Bathtub," selected for Mission Specialist Jim Newman by his wife, Mary Lee. Today's 6-1/2-hour space walk by Newman and Mission Specialist Jerry Ross is scheduled ...more... 10 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 16. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's six astronauts awoke at 10:41 a.m. CST today and are preparing for a historic day - entry into the International Space Station for the first time. The crew was awakened to Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA," played for Mission Specialist-2, Nancy Currie at the request of her husband, David. After opening the hatch between Unity and the Pressurized Mating Adapter that connects ...more... 10 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 18. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's crew was awakened at 10:36 a.m. CST today to continue their work of preparing the International Space Station for future crews. "Trepak," a Russian dance from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" ballet, was played as the wake-up music in honor of cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Sergei Krikalev. Pilot Rick Sturckow and Mission Specialist Nancy Currie will continue their work ...more... 11 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 17. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's astronauts opened the new International Space Station for business Thursday, entering the Unity and Zarya modules for the first time and establishing an S-band communications system that will enable U.S. flight controllers to monitor the outpost's systems. Reflecting the international cooperation involved in building the largest space ...more... 13 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 22. Flight: STS-88. For the first time ever, the new International Space Station Flight Control Room in Houston issued a wake-up call to orbiting astronauts. At 10:36 a.m. CST, space station communicator Astronaut Mike Fincke awoke Endeavour's crew with the song" Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" as they prepare to say "goodnight" to the space station. Having begun its on-orbit assembly, Endeavour's astronauts are now preparing for ...more... 15 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 25. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's astronauts wrapped up their mission objectives and packed up their ship, ready for a landing late tonight at Kennedy Space Center and the end of the first mission to assemble the International Space Station. With Endeavour more than 340 miles in front of the new station, the astronauts tested ...more... 15 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 27. Flight: STS-88. NASA's final Shuttle mission of 1998 came to an end this evening with the landing of Space Shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center. Following a 4.6 million mile journey, STS-88 Commander Bob Cabana guided the orbiter down onto runway 15 with landing gear touchdown occurring at 9:54 p.m. CST. While weather forecasts in the final days of the mission had indicated that rain ...more... 15 December 1998 - STS-88 Mission Status Report # 26. Flight: STS-88. Endeavour's astronauts awoke to the sounds of Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" today, and are now preparing for a return trip to Earth. The wake-up call came at 11:36 a.m. CST, and was chosen by the flight control team to energize the six crew members in anticipation of tonight's landing in Florida, marking the 10th nighttime Shuttle landing in the program's history. If weather cooperates, Endeavour will touch down at the Kennedy Space Center at ...more... 15 December 1998 - Landing of STS-88. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-88. STS-88 landed at 04:16 GMT. 1 March 2002 - STS-109. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-109. Hubble Servicing Mission 3B. STS-109 main engine cutoff came at 1130 UTC with Columbia in a 55 x 574 km x 28.5 deg transfer orbit. The OMS-2 burn at about 1207 UTC raised perigee to about 195 km. There was a problem with a freon cooling loop on the Orbiter, but it wasn't quite bad enough to affect the mission. The Hubble Space Telescope closed its aperture door on March 2 in preparation for the rendezvous. Columbia got within 100m of HST by 0852 UTC on March 3 and grappled it with the RMS at 0931 UTC. HST was berthed on the FSS in Columbia's payload bay by 1032 UTC. In the course of five spacewalks, the crew installed new equipment on HST. This was the first flight of Columbia since the launch of Chandra in 1999 following refurbishment. In the first two spacewalks, two new solar arrays were installed, and the two old arrays stowed on the RAC carrier. The RWA-1R reaction wheel assembly on the MULE carrier replaced the faltering RWA-1 in the telescope. The third spacewalk was the most difficult, as HST was entirely powered down while astronauts replaced its power controller unit, not designed for on-orbit replacement. On the fourth spacewalk the astronauts removed the European FOC camera, aboard HST since launch in 1990, and replaced it with the new ACS (Advanced Camera for Surveys). They also installed the CASH wire harness, part of the aft shroud cooling system. On the final spacewalk, the astronauts installed the NCS (NICMOS cooling system) cryocooler in the aft shround and the associated NCS radiator on the telescope's exterior. The NICMOS infrared camera had been idle since its original thermal control system failed. With the removal of FOC, the COSTAR device (which deployed contact lenses for the original instruments) became obsolete, since the newer instruments made the corrections to the incorrect HST mirror internally. Cargo manifest:
1 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #03. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. The crew of Columbia was awakened for its first full day in space at 8:22 p.m. CST with the song "Blue Telescope" by John Hiatt. In its morning mail, the crew received news that mission managers are optimistic the full mission will go forward as planned in spite of low flow in a shuttle cooling line. Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duane Carey, Flight Engineer Nancy Currie and spacewalkers ...more... 1 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #02. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. Following Columbia's on-time launch from the Kennedy Space Center this morning, flight controllers in Mission Control noticed a degraded flow rate in one of two freon cooling loops that help to dissipate heat from the orbiter. There are two freon cooling loops that are part of the shuttle's active thermal ...more... 1 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #01. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. With the Hubble Space Telescope orbiting high overhead, the shuttle Columbia lifted off this morning on a complex mission to replace and upgrade key telescope systems through five challenging spacewalks. Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duane Carey, Flight Engineer Nancy Currie and spacewalkers ...more... 2 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #04. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. As Columbia's crew completed preparations today for the capture of the Hubble Space Telescope, mission managers confirmed that a degraded shuttle cooling system will pose no problems for Columbia's flight. Following an extensive analysis, managers determined that, although operating at ...more... 2 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #05. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. To the theme of "Mission Impossible," Columbia's astronauts awakened this morning to the news that all systems are go for their mission, a week characterized as the most challenging flight ever to maintain and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Columbia's capture of the telescope is planned for 3:13 a.m. Sunday. The shuttle's ...more... 3 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #06. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. The Hubble Space Telescope is secure in Columbia's payload bay following its capture at 3:31 a.m. central time today, as the two spacecraft soared 350 miles above the Pacific Ocean southwest of the Mexican Coast. Columbia's chase of the telescope ended with Commander Scott Altman and Pilot Duane ...more... 3 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #07. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. The crew of the space shuttle Columbia awoke for its first spacewalking day in orbit to "Five Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," performed by Jeno Jando. It was played for John Grunsfeld. Spacewalkers Grunsfeld and Rick Linnehan will step out into space for the first time during this mission at about 12:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. Within hours of awakening Grunsfeld and Linnehan, with the assistance of crewmates ...more... 4 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #08. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. The Hubble Space Telescope has a new starboard solar array after a seven hour-one minute long spacewalk by Columbia astronauts John Grunsfeld and Rick Linnehan. During the space walk, which began at 12:37 a.m. CST, Grunsfeld and Linnehan removed ...more... 4 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #09. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. Rested and ready for another day of spacewalking, the crew of the space shuttle Columbia was awakened at 7:53 p.m. by the children's song "Floating in the Bathtub," by Tonya Evetts Weimer. It was played for Jim Newman who is to step out into space for the second spacewalk of this mission at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Newman, making his fifth spacewalk, will work closely with crewmate, Mike Massimino, ...more... 5 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #10. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. The crew of Columbia completed the second of five planned spacewalks this morning with the successful installation of a new port solar array and a new Reaction Wheel Assembly (RWA) on the Hubble Space Telescope. Spacewalkers Jim Newman and Mike Massimino spent seven hours 16 minutes installing ...more... 5 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #11. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. Columbia's crew is preparing tonight for the third space walk of the mission, a complex, seven-hour excursion that will include the unprecedented step of turning off the Hubble Space Telescope to replace the heart of its power system. Controllers at the Space Telescope Operations Control Center in Greenbelt, MD, will ...more... 6 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #13. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. With a new heart beating strong and new power generating arrays ready to convert sunlight into energy, the Hubble Space Telescope is poised for Columbia's astronauts to improve its vision. Spacewalkers Jim Newman and Mike Massimino are ready to begin the first science ...more... 6 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #12. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. The Hubble Space Telescope received a new "heart" today during a 6 hour, 48 minute spacewalk by astronauts John Grunsfeld and Rick Linnehan. The two installed a new Power Control Unit (PCU), replacing the original unit launched with the telescope in April 1990. The PCU serves as Hubble's central power switching station by distributing electricity to all systems, scientific instruments and the Nickel Hydrogen batteries. In addition to eliminating an intermittent problem with the old PCU, the new unit ...more... 7 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #15. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. The crew of the space shuttle Columbia will give Hubble a way to open one of its slumbering eyes during the fifth and final scheduled spacewalk of this mission. An experimental cooling system will be installed on a camera that has been dormant since 1999 in hopes of bringing it back to life. The crew onboard Columbia was awakened at 9:52 p.m. CST by the Mission Impossible: ...more... 7 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #14. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. Following today's successful installation of the new Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists will be able to see farther into our universe and with greater clarity and speed than ever before. Columbia's spacewalkers, Jim Newman and Mike Massimino, began the first science ...more... 8 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #17. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. Columbia's crew is preparing to bid a rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope farewell following five days of spacewalks that have updated and enhanced the world's greatest observatory. The crew completed five spacewalks on consecutive days, installing equipment that ...more... 8 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #16. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. TThe crew of the space shuttle Columbia completed the last of its five ambitious spacewalks this morning with the successful installation of an experimental cooling system for Hubble's Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS). The NICMOS has been dormant since January 1999 when its original coolant ran out. Astronauts John Grunsfeld and Rick Linnehan began their third spacewalk of the mission ...more... 9 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #19. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. After five days of successful spacewalks to rejuvenate the Hubble Space Telescope, the crew of Columbia will enjoy a Sunday off. The crew was awakened at 8:50 p.m. CST Saturday by "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra. The song was played for Commander Scott "Scooter" Altman. The crewmembers onboard Columbia - Altman, Pilot Duane Carey and Mission Specialists ...more... 9 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #18. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. "Good luck Mr. Hubble," was the call from on board Columbia this morning as the newly rejuvenated telescope was released from the grasp of the shuttle's robotic arm at 4:04 a.m. central time today. From the flight deck, spacewalker John Grunsfeld expressed the sentiments of the ...more... 10 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #21. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. After a day off and a good night's rest, the seven-member crew of Columbia will focus on the end of a mission featuring five successful spacewalks to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Landing is scheduled for 3:32 a.m. CST Tuesday at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The ...more... 12 March 2002 - Landing of STS-109. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-109. Columbia deorbit was at 0822 UTC with landing on runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center at 0931 UTC. 12 March 2002 - STS-109 Mission Status Report #23. Flight: ISS EO-4, STS-109. The space shuttle Columbia landed at Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday after a 10-day, 22-hour and 10-minute mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Columbia astronauts conducted five successful spacewalks during their STS-109 mission to improve the orbiting observatory. Columbia's main landing gear touched down at 3:32 a.m. CST, completing a mission ...more... Bibliography and Further Reading
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