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Personal: Female, Married. Born in Belleville, Illinois, USA. Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: NASA Group 16 - 1996. Active Entered space service: 1 May 1996. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 10.83 days.
NASA Official Biography
Magnus Spaceflight Log
Magnus 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. 29 September 2002 - International Space Station Status Report #02-44. Flight: ISS EO-5. An unmanned Russian resupply craft successfully docked to the International Space Station Sunday, bringing almost a ton of food, fuel and supplies to the residents on board, and for the next trio of space travelers, which will arrive on the ISS in November. The Progress 9 vehicle linked up to the aft docking port of the Zvezda Service Module ...more... 7 October 2002 - STS-112. Assignment: Prime Crew. Flight: STS-112. ISS Assembly flight delayed from March 22, April 4, August 22, September 28, October 2 due to payload delays and then SSME problems. American shuttle spacecraft STS-112 carried a crew of five Americans and one Russian to the International Space Station (ISS). During the 11-day mission, the crew extended the truss system of the exterior rail line with a 14-m, 13-ton girder. The crew also tested a manual cart on the rails. The cart, named CETA (Crew and Equipment Transportation Aid), was designed to increase mobility of crew and equipment during the later installation phases. STS-112 landed back in Cape Canaveral at 15:43 UT on 2002 October 18 carrying the same crew of six. 7 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #01. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. With hardware and the weather finally in order, Atlantis lifted off at 2:46 p.m. Central time today from Launch Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center to deliver the 28,000 pound Starboard 1 (S1) truss segment to the International Space Station. Aboard Atlantis are Commander Jeff Ashby, Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialists ...more... 8 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #03. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. After Monday's exciting launch, the STS-112 crew today settled into preparations for Wednesday's rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station, and the first of three spacewalks Thursday. After arising at 4:46 a.m. CDT, the crew began its first full day on orbit with ...more... 8 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #02. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. As Atlantis continues its pursuit of the International Space Station with docking planned at 10:24 a.m. Wednesday, crewmembers began a day of preparation for the linkup with the orbiting laboratory. Aboard Atlantis, Commander Jeff Ashby, Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Specialists ...more... 9 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #05. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. The crew of the International Space Station welcomed the first visitors to its home in space today when the hatch between the space station and the space shuttle Atlantis was opened at 11:51 a.m. CDT. Hugs and smiles, backslapping and laughter marked the elated celebration as the shuttle crew entered the International Space Station and greeted the expedition crew. Earlier, guided by Commander Jeff Ashby, Atlantis made a picture-perfect rendezvous and docked with the station at 10:17 a.m. at the end of a chase that began with its launch at 2:46 p.m. on Monday. With the crewmembers merged into a single team, they went to work on preparations for the mission's busiest day tomorrow. All efforts pointed toward the deployment and installation of the Starboard One ...more... 9 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #04. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. A rendezvous in space awaits Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station this morning with docking expected at 10:24 a.m. Central time. The shuttle's six crewmembers are the first visitors for the station's Expedition Five crew since it arrived aboard the station in early June. The week of joint operations begins when the hatches are opened about 12:30 p.m. Television of the approach, docking and hatch opening is expected on NASA TV. Shortly after the musical wakeup call to the crew at 2:46 this morning – Tina ...more... 10 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #07. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Astronauts Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers completed all planned International Space Station assembly tasks today during a 7-hour, 1-minute spacewalk, an excursion focused on attaching the next segment of the station's backbone – the Starboard One (S1) Truss – to the Starboard Zero (S0) Truss. Expedition Five's Peggy Whitson and Atlantis' Sandy Magnus used the station's Canadarm2 ...more... 10 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #06. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. The International Space Station is a construction site in orbit once again as Space Shuttle Atlantis and Expedition Five crewmembers today prepare to install the next segment of the station's backbone – the Starboard One (S1) Truss. Expedition Five's Peggy Whitson and Atlantis' Sandy Magnus will use the station's ...more... 11 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #08. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. With a major milestone of the STS-112 mission behind them, Space Shuttle Atlantis and International Space Station crewmembers will have a quieter day today. Following some time off to relax, the joint crews later will begin transferring equipment and supplies to the orbiting laboratory. On Thursday, crewmembers attached the 14-ton, 45-foot Starboard One (S1) truss to ...more... 11 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #09. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. After a very busy day Thursday, the combined shuttle and space station crew took several hours of off-duty time today, and then began transfer operations between the vehicles and preparations for the second of the mission's three spacewalks scheduled to begin at 9:41 a.m. Saturday. The crew moved a number of scientific experiments back and forth between the vehicles ...more... 12 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #10. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Focus of attention aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station once again is outside the complex as Astronauts Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers conduct the second of three planned spacewalks to bring the station's newest component – the Starboard 1 (S1) Truss – to life. The Extravehicular Activity, or EVA, is set to begin about 9:40 this morning and ...more... 12 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #11. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Astronauts Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers moved smoothly and ahead of schedule through their second spacewalk of the week today, continuing to bring the International Space Station's newest component to life and installing devices to prevent future difficulties with station cooling connections. The spacewalk began at 9:31 a.m. CDT and ended about a half-hour early at about ...more... 14 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #14. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Another spacewalk is the order of business aboard Atlantis and the International Space Station today to complete the installation and checkout of the newly installed truss segment. Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers once again will conduct the spacewalk out of the Quest ...more... 14 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #15. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. The third and final spacewalk of the mission concluded at 3:47 p.m. today, 6 hours and 36 minutes after Dave Wolf and Piers Sellers floated out of the Quest airlock of the International Space Station and into the vacuum of space. The spacewalk began at 9:11 a.m., and was the 46th devoted to assembly and maintenance ...more... 15 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #17. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Space shuttle and International Space Station crew members enjoyed a final evening meal together Tuesday after a day of activities aimed at relaxing after a challenging week of joint operations and making final preparations for Atlantis' undocking and departure tomorrow. Atlantis Commander Jeff Ashby and Expedition Five Science Officer Peggy Whitson ...more... 15 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #16. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Now that the outside work has been completed with the third spacewalk Monday, crewmembers aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station today turn their attention to the remaining inside work to be done prior to the shuttle's departure Wednesday from the ever growing orbital outpost. The six shuttle crewmembers leave the complex tomorrow a bit heavier and more capable ...more... 16 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #19. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Following an emotional farewell, the crews of Atlantis and the International Space Station closed the hatches of their spacecraft concluding a week of joint operations, that saw the transfer of about 1,800 pounds of supplies and hardware to the station, and the addition of the 15 ton, 45-foot long Starboard One (S1) truss segment continuing the station's expansion. Following undocking, Pilot Pam Melroy flew Atlantis a partial lap around the station, ...more... 17 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #21. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. Activities aboard Atlantis today focused on preparations for Friday's planned landing at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding a voyage of 4.5 million miles. Commander Jeff Ashby, Pilot Pam Melroy and Flight Engineer Sandy Magnus activated ...more... 17 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #20. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. On its own again following yesterday's undocking from the International Space Station, Space Shuttle Atlantis and its crew today focuses on readying the orbiter for the return to Earth tomorrow at 10:44 a.m. Weather forecasts indicate pristine conditions across the southeastern U.S. tomorrow with clear skies and light winds. The first steps in changing Atlantis from a spaceship to an airplane are to test ...more... 18 October 2002 - Landing of STS-112. Assignment: Return Crew. Flight: STS-112. STS-112 landed at 15:43 GMT. 18 October 2002 - STS-112 MCC Status Report #22. Flight: ISS EO-5, STS-112. After traveling more than 4.5 million miles, delivering the second segment of the International Space Station's main truss and three successful spacewalks to hook it up, Atlantis is scheduled to land at the Kennedy Space Center today. Atlantis has two landing opportunities at KSC. The first begins with the firing ...more... Bibliography and Further Reading
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