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Space Shuttle Columbia and Her Crew
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Commander: Rick D.
Husband
Rick Husband, 45, a
colonel in the U.S. Air Force, was a test pilot and
veteran of one spaceflight. He served as commander for
STS-107. Husband received a bachelor of science in
mechanical engineering from Texas Tech University in
1980 and a master of science in mechanical engineering
from California State University-Fresno in 1990. As
commander, Husband was responsible for the overall
conduct of the mission. During the mission, he
maneuvered Columbia as part of several experiments in
the shuttle's payload bay that focused on the Earth and
the Sun. He was also the senior member of the Red Team
and worked with the following experiments: European
Research In Space and Terrestrial Osteoporosis (ERISTO);
Mediterranean Israeli Dust Experiment (MEIDEX);
Osteoporosis Experiment in Orbit (OSTEO); the Physiology
and Biochemistry Team (PhAB4) suite of experiments,
which included Calcium Kinetics, Latent Virus Shedding,
Protein Turnover and Renal Stone Risk; and Shuttle Ozone
Limb Sounding Experiment (SOLSE-2).
Selected by
NASA in December 1994, Husband served as the pilot of
STS-96 in 1999 - a 10-day mission during which the crew
performed the first docking with the International Space
Station. Prior to STS-107, Husband logged more than 235
hours in space.
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