STS-129Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 United Space Alliance Launch Status Success Mon ยท Nov 16th, 2009 2:28 PM EST Watch Online Crew Leland D. Melvin Mission Specialist Status: Retired 2/15/1964 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 2/7/2008 Last Flight: 11/16/2009 Leland Devon Melvin is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist on STS-122, and as mission specialist 1 on STS-129. Melvin was named the NASA Associate Administrator for Education in October 2010. Michael Foreman Mission Specialist Status: Retired 3/29/1957 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 3/11/2008 Last Flight: 11/16/2009 Michael James Foreman is a retired U.S. Navy pilot and a NASA astronaut. While with NASA, Foreman was part of a mission that delivered the Japanese Experiment Module and the Canadian Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator to the International Space Station. Foreman was also a crewmember of the STS-129 mission in November 2009. In 2018, he was elected mayor of Friendswood, Texas. Charles "Scorch" Hobaugh Commander Status: Retired 11/5/1961 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 7/12/2001 Last Flight: 11/16/2009 Charles Owen "Scorch" Hobaugh is a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer. He has had three spaceflights, all of which were Space Shuttle missions to the International Space Station, lasting between 10 and 13 days. Barry E. Wilmore Pilot Status: Active 12/29/1962 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 11/16/2009 Last Flight: 9/25/2014 Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore is a NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot. He has had two spaceflights, the first of which was an 11-day Space Shuttle mission in November 2009, to the International Space Station. Wilmore was designated as pilot with five other crew members on Space Shuttle Atlantis for the mission STS-129. He most recently served as part of Expedition 41 to the International Space Station. Prior to being selected as a NASA astronaut in July 2000, Wilmore was an experienced Navy test pilot. He also participated in the development of T-45 Goshawk trainer jet. Randolph Bresnik Mission Specialist Status: Active 9/11/1967 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 11/16/2009 Last Flight: 7/28/2017 Randolph James "Komrade" Bresnik is an officer in the United States Marine Corps and a NASA astronaut. A Marine Aviator by trade, Bresnik was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 19 in May 2004.[5] First launched to space on STS-129. Served as Flight Engineer for Expedition 52, and as ISS Commander for Expedition 53. Robert Satcher Mission Specialist Status: Retired 9/22/1965 - Nationality: American Type: Government First Flight: 11/16/2009 Last Flight: 11/16/2009 Robert Lee "Bobby" Satcher Jr. is an American physician, chemical engineer, and NASA astronaut. He became the first orthopedic surgeon in space during STS-129. He participated in 2 spacewalks during STS-129, accumulating 12hrs 19min of EVA time. Satcher holds two doctorates (Ph.D., M.D.) and has received numerous awards and honors as a surgeon and engineer. Mission STS-129 Type: Human Exploration STS-129 (ISS assembly flight ULF3) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Atlantis. STS-129 focused on staging spare components outside the station. The 11-day flight included three spacewalks. The payload bay carried two large ExPRESS Logistics Carriers holding two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly, a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm, a spare trailing umbilical system for the Mobile Transporter, and a high-pressure gas tank. STS-129 was the first flight of an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier. Location Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA 185 rockets have launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Rocket Space Shuttle Atlantis OV-104 Length: 38.1 meters Diameter: 8.4 meters First Launch: October 3, 1985 Constructed in 1985, Atlantis was the fourth operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built. Its maiden flight was STS-51-J in October of 1985. Atlantis embarked on its 33rd and final mission, also the final mission of a space shuttle, STS-135, on 8 July 2011. The Space Shuttle Atlantis OV-104 rocket has been launched a total of 32 times with 32 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency United Space Alliance Type: Commercial Abbreviation: USA Founded: 1995 Launchers: Space Shuttle Country: USA United Space Alliance (USA) is a spaceflight operations company. USA is a joint venture which was established in August 1995 as a Limited Liability Company (LLC), equally owned by Boeing and Lockheed Martin. View Rocket Launch Schedule