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Personal: Male, Married, Two children. Born in Wetumka, Oklahoma, USA. US Navy US Navy Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: NASA Group 16 - 1996. Inactive Entered space service: 1 May 1996. Left space service: 30 September 2005. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 13.78 days. Number of EVAs: 3.00. Total EVA Time: 0.83 days.
NASA Official Biography
Herrington Spaceflight Log
Herrington Chronology 5 December 1983 - NASA Astronaut Training Group 16 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.. 10 pilots and 25 mission specialists selected from over 2,400 applicants. 9 additional international astronauts. 25 October 2002 - International Space Station Status Report #02-47. Flight: ISS EO-5. Having bid farewell to a visiting space shuttle crew last week, the Expedition 5 crewmembers began preparing for the arrival of the next two groups of visitors to the International Space Station, the Soyuz 5 taxi crew and the STS-113 space shuttle crew. Next week, the taxi crew will bring a new Soyuz to the station and remain on board ...more... 8 November 2002 - International Space Station Status Report #02-50. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EP-4. All six people living aboard the International Space Station have started packing up for their return to Earth. The visiting "taxi crew" will be coming home tomorrow after delivering a new crew return capsule and performing a host of experiments, and the Expedition 5 crew, which has been on orbit for nearly five months, will return aboard the space shuttle later this month. The week started out with Expedition 5 Commander Valery Korzun, NASA ISS Science ...more... 23 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #01. Flight: ISS EO-5. Endeavour lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:50 p.m. CST today, carrying three new residents and a 14-ton truss segment to the International Space Station. At the time of Endeavour's launch, the International Space Station was orbiting 240 statute miles over Southern Austria. On board the International Space Station, the current residents - Expedition Five ...more... 24 November 2002 - STS-113. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-113, ISS EO-6. ISS assembly mission ISS-11A delayed from August 22, September 6, 19, October 6, November 2, 10, 11, 19 and 23 due to SSME problems and then damage to the Shuttle's manipulator arm. Shuttle mission STS-113 carried a crew of seven astronauts (six American and one Russian) and a 13.7-m truss of 12.5 tons to the International Space Station (ISS). During several hours of EVA, the crew installed and secured the truss assembly. The truss was to provide structural support for the station's thermal control radiators, and brought the total mass of the ISS to over 200 tons. Prior to leaving the ISS, the shuttle released a pair of tethered (15-m long) picosatellites. It was to leave the ISS on December 2. 24 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #03. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Endeavour's crew spent its first full day in space preparing for its arrival at the International Space Station. Endeavour, now 1,400 miles behind the station and closing, is scheduled to dock at 3:26 p.m. Central time Monday. In preparation for Monday's docking, Endeavour's crew - Commander Jim Wetherbee, ...more... 24 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #02. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Endeavour's crew was awakened at 8:50 a.m. today to begin its first full day in orbit, a day dedicated to preparations for Monday's docking to the International Space Station. As the crew awoke, Endeavour and the station were separated by about 2,700 miles, with Endeavour slightly below and behind the ISS. Onboard the station, the Expedition Five crew, Commander Valery Korzun, NASA ISS ...more... 25 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #05. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Endeavour docked with the International Space Station at 3:59 CST this afternoon, bringing a new crew and another segment of the station's backbone, the Port One (P1) segment of the Integrated Truss System. The rendezvous and docking of Endeavour with shuttle Commander Jim Wetherbee at ...more... 25 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #04. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. The crew of Endeavour awakened at 7:29 a.m. to begin final preparations for this afternoon's docking with the International Space Station. Endeavour is now 350 miles behind the space station closing the distance between them at the rate of about 130 miles every orbit. Docking is slated to occur at 3:26 p.m. central time today with the two spacecraft high over the Kazakh/Uzbekistan border. Onboard the space station, the Expedition Five crew - Commander Valery Korzun, NASA ...more... 26 November 2002 - EVA STS-113-1. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: STS-113. The first spacewalk for installation of the P1 truss began at 1947 UTC. The astronauts emerged from the Quest module, attached the P1/S0 umbilicals, removed the P1 drag links and the CETA-B cart's launch restraints. They also installed more SPD disconnects on the ammonia lines, and attached a TV camera to the truss. 26 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #06. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. The crew of Endeavour was awakened at 7:26 a.m. to begin a day that will see the installation of the Port One (P1) truss onto the International Space Station. The P1 is the third such truss to be installed on the station this year and is one of 11 truss segments that will make up the station's final Integrated Truss Structure. Beginning around 9:20 a.m., Endeavour Commander Jim Wetherbee will use the shuttle's ...more... 26 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #07. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Endeavour and International Space Station crewmembers completed a smooth installation of the Port One (P1) truss and a spacewalk to hook up connections between P1 and the rest of the station. The spacewalk, by Mission Specialists Michael Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington successfully completed scheduled tasks. P1 was removed from Endeavour's payload bay at 9:22 a.m. CST by the shuttle's robotic ...more... 27 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #09. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Endeavour and International Space Station crewmembers worked today to transfer equipment and supplies between their docked spacecraft. Expedition 5 crewmembers exchanged notes with their Expedition 6 successors and mission specialists Michael Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington prepared for a Thanksgiving Day spacewalk. The transfer of items between the two spacecraft is going smoothly, as are the handover ...more... 27 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #08. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Endeavour's crew today will focus its efforts on transferring supplies and equipment to the International Space Station that will be used by the station's Expedition Six crew during their four-month stay aboard the complex. The station and shuttle crew members also will move supplies, equipment and completed experiments that were used by the Expedition Five crew to the shuttle for return to Earth. In the afternoon, Endeavour's crew - Commander Jim Wetherbee, Pilot Paul Lockhart ...more... 28 November 2002 - EVA STS-113-2. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: STS-113. The astronauts emerged from the Quest module at about 1845 UTC. They removed P1 keel pins and installed TV cameras, and moved the CETA-2 cart from P1 to S1. 28 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #10. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. A Thanksgiving Day spacewalk will highlight activities aboard Endeavour and the International Space Station today. Endeavour Mission Specialists Mike Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington will exit the ...more... 28 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #11. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Endeavour astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington completed the second of three spacewalks of the STS-113 mission, accomplishing all their scheduled tasks on the International Space Station's new Port One (P1) truss and doing two additional jobs during the 6-hour, 10-minute outing. The Thanksgiving Day spacewalk started at 12:36 p.m. CST, almost 45 minutes ahead ...more... 29 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #13. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Transfer of equipment and supplies from Endeavour's middeck to the International Space Station passed the 1,700-pound mark today, with about 75 percent of the total material from the shuttle now aboard the orbiting laboratory. More than 750 pounds of material has been moved from the station to Endeavour's crew compartment. Handover briefings of the Expedition 6 crew, Commander Ken Bowersox, cosmonaut Nikolai ...more... 29 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #12. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. With the Expedition Six crewmembers settling into their new on-orbit home, today's activities largely will focus on continuing transfer of equipment, experiments and hardware, and a formal Change of Command ceremony between resident crews on board the International Space Station. Among the items to be transferred today are various science experiments, two returning ...more... 30 November 2002 - EVA STS-113-3. Assignment: EVA Crew. Flight: STS-113. It was planned to use the Mobile Transporter as a base for the SSRMS arm during the spacewalk. The MT was moved from worksite 4 on S0 to worksite 7 at the end of P1. Motion began at 1621 UTC but the MT got stuck a few meters short of its goal. The crew fell back on contingency training and opened the hatch of the Quest module at 1924 UTC. Instead of using the SSRMS for transport they spacewalked down the truss to the location of the MT. Here it was found that the MT was blocked by the undeployed P1 UHF antenna. The astronauts deployed it, clearing the MT's path. The MT finally reached its destination at 0011 UTC. This incident indicated problems with ISS configuration control but also showed the value of the astronauts' ability to handle unforeseen contingencies. During the spacewalk, the astronauts installed more fixes to the Station's ammonia line connectors, although dealing with the MT problem meant not all of the planned work could be completed. 30 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #14 . Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Today Mission Specialists Michael Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington will perform their third and final spacewalk of the mission. The spacewalk is set to begin at 1:20 p.m. Central Time. Pilot Paul Lockhart will coordinate the spacewalk from the aft flight deck of Endeavour. ...more... 30 November 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #15. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. The third and final spacewalk of STS-113 ended at 8:25 p.m. central time today, as Mission Specialists Mike Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington climbed back inside the Quest Airlock. The two spacewalkers spent seven hours outside the International Space Station today, continuing the outfitting of the newly-installed P1 truss segment. Today's spacewalk began at 1:25 p.m., with Herrington being asked to look for possible ...more... 1 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #16. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. With most of their mission objectives successfully completed, the crews of Endeavour and the International Space Station will enjoy some scheduled time off during their last full day of joint operations. Since Endeavour arrived at the station on November 25, the 10 astronauts and cosmonauts ...more... 1 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #17. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. The crews of Endeavour and the International Space Station today got ready to say goodbye to one another, checking out tools that will be used during undocking of the two spacecraft on Monday. They also configured and stowed spacesuits used in the mission's three spacewalks. Crewmembers got some afternoon time off to relax and talk via radio with family members. This morning Endeavour Commander Jim Wetherbee initiated a series of firings of ...more... 2 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #18. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Today, the crews of Endeavour and the International Space Station will bid each other a final farewell and shortly after will close hatches between the two spacecraft in preparation for Endeavour's departure this afternoon. Endeavour will leave behind the Expedition Six Crew - Commander Ken Bowersox, NASA ...more... 2 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #19. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station today, leaving behind the Expedition 6 crew -- Commander Ken Bowersox, NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit and Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin -- to begin its four-month stay. After final farewells among the STS-113 and Expedition 5 and 6 crews, the hatches ...more... 3 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #20. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Endeavour's crew will turn its attention to a return trip home today as they prepare for a possible landing Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Weather permitting, Endeavour is scheduled for a landing at 2:48 p.m. central time Wednesday. The crew will spend its day stowing away equipment and hardware, and preparing their ...more... 3 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #21. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Activities aboard Endeavour today focused on preparations for Wednesday's planned landing at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding a voyage of 4.5 million miles. Commander Jim Wetherbee, Pilot Paul Lockhart and Flight Engineer John Herrington ...more... 4 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #22. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Activities aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour today will focus on a planned landing at the Kennedy Space Center this afternoon. Endeavour has two opportunities to land today. The first begins with a deorbit burn ...more... 4 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #23. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. The Space Shuttle Endeavour will spend at least one more day in space awaiting acceptable landing weather after two opportunities to return to Florida today were bypassed due to low clouds at the landing site. Flight controllers are now focusing on opportunities for landing on Thursday at ...more... 5 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #24. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. The Space Shuttle Endeavour will spend at least one more day in space after rain, clouds and windy conditions at the Kennedy Space Center prompted flight controllers to wave off today's opportunities to bring Endeavour and its crew of seven home. There are two opportunities for Endeavour to return home to Florida on Friday. The ...more... 6 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #26. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. A stalled cold front at the Kennedy Space Center, resulting in low clouds and overcast weather, will keep Endeavour aloft for another 24 hours. For the third consecutive day, flight controllers were forced to wave off opportunities to bring Endeavour home to Florida. There are a total of four landing opportunities on Saturday, two in Florida and ...more... 6 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #25. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Flight controllers will once again closely watch weather conditions at the Kennedy Space Center in hope of bringing Endeavour and its seven-member crew home today. There are two landing opportunities in Florida today. The first begins with a deorbit ...more... 7 December 2002 - Landing of STS-113. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-113, ISS EO-5. STS-113 landed at 19:36 GMT. 7 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #28. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. Endeavour descended to a flawless landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida this afternoon, ending four days of landing attempts thwarted by bad weather and returning home an International Space Station crew that spent 185 days in space. Commander Jim Wetherbee guided Endeavour to a touchdown on KSC's shuttle runway ...more... 7 December 2002 - STS-113 MCC Status Report #27. Flight: ISS EO-5, ISS EO-6, STS-113. With the most favorable weather forecast so far this week, Endeavour and crew are focusing on a landing today preferably at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., although a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., where the weather is clear and calm, is possible. This is the fourth day of landing attempts for Endeavour. There are four landing ...more... Bibliography and Further Reading
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