Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
| Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper | |
|---|---|
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Statsborger | USA |
| Nationalitet | Amerikansk  |
| Født | 7. februar 1963 St. Paul, Minnesota |
Andet arbejde | Dykker |
| Uddannelses- sted | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cretin-Derham Hall High School |
| Rang | kommandør US Navy |
| Udvælgelse | NASA-gruppen fra 1996 |
| Mission(er) | STS-115, STS-126 |
| Missionsemblemer |   |
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (født 7. februar 1963 i Minnesota) er en NASA-astronaut og har fløjet to rumfærge-missioner.
Stefanyshyn-Piper fløj hendes første mission på STS-115 som missionspecialist og blev den 8. kvinde til at udføre en rumvandring (ud af i alt 180 rumvandrere). Efter hjemkomsten kollapsede Piper to gange under en velkomstceremoni. En fly-læge undersøgte Piper og konstaterede at hun ikke havde sundhedsmæssige problemer, men hun var stadig under tilvænning til Jordens tyngdekraft efter vægtløs tilstand i rummet.[1]
Piper fløj som en missionspecialist på STS-126, hvor hun deltog i tre rumvandringer. På missions første rumvandring mistede hun udstyr til en anslået værdi af 100.000 amerikanske dollar. Uheldet skete mens hun var beskæftiget med flere opgaver. Udstyret lå i en værktøjstaske der bl.a. indeholdt en smørepistol, pistolen indeholdt noget fedtstof til smøring af rumstationens led. Fedtstoffet var, måske pga. ændret tryk, skudt ud af pistolen mens den endnu lå i taksen. Værktøjstasken forsvandt ud i rummet mens Piper var ved at rense sine handsker og et kamera for fedt.[2][3]
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The STS-126 patch represents Space Shuttle Endeavour on its mission to help complete the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). The inner patch outline depicts the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Leonardo. This reusable logistics module will carry the equipment necessary to sustain a crew of six on board the ISS and will include additional crew quarters, exercise equipment, galley, and life support equipment. In addition, a single expedition crew member will launch on STS-126 to remain on board ISS, replacing an expedition crew member who will return home with the shuttle crew. Near the center of the patch, the constellation Orion reflects the goals of the human spaceflight program, returning us to the Moon and on to Mars, the red planet, which are also shown. At the top of the patch is the gold symbol of the astronaut office. The sunburst, just clearing the horizon of the magnificent Earth, powers all these efforts through the solar arrays of the ISS current configuration orbiting high above.
This is an imitation of the mission patch of space shuttle mission STS-115 (ISS assembly mission 12A). It was designed by Graham Huber, Peter Hui and Gigi Lui at York University in Toronto, Canada. The patch depicts Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' approaching the International Space Station. As it heads for the space station, (which is actually depicted in the center right of the patch, in its configuration after STS-115) it leaves the Astronaut Symbol. Behind the shuttle are solar arrays, hence it is the first shuttle mission to deliver solar arrays since the Columbia disaster. It is also the first truss assembly mission since STS-113. The names of the crew are depicted along the border. When there is any change in this policy, please let Wikipedia or NASA know. The patch is visible in the background of a scene in the movie Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon at around the time of 1 hour, 25 minutes. BEWARE: This drawing is similar to the original patch (File:STS-115 patch.png), but not identical.
