David Wolf

David A. Wolf (born 23 August 1956) is an American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions and an extended stay aboard the Mir space station. NASA pic from http://www. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia seconds after engine ignition, 1981 (NASA). ... Mir (Мир, which can mean both world and peace in Russian) was a highly successful Soviet (and later Russian) space station. ...

Wolf earned a degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University and, in 1982, a medical degree from Indiana University. He subsequently trained as a flight surgeon with the United States Air Force. He joined the staff of Johnson Space Center in 1983 and investigated the physiological effects of microgravity. Purdue University is a public land-grant university system within the state of Indiana. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Indiana University may refer to: the Indiana University system Indiana University of Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... An aerial view of the complete Johnson Space Center facility in Houston, Texas in 1989. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Astronauts on the International Space Station display an example of weightlessness Weightlessness is the experience (by people and objects) during freefall, of having no weight. ...

Wolf was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1990 and first flew aboard mission STS-58 in 1993, a life sciences research mision. In 1997 and 1998, Wolf served a long-duration assignment aboard the Russian space station Mir. Wolf also lead the EVA activity on STS-112, an assembly mission for the International Space Station. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crew Commander: John E. Blaha (4), Pilot: Richard A. Searfoss (1), Mission Specialist 1: M. Rhea Seddon (3), Mission Specialist 2: William S. McArthur Jr. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless on an untethered EVA Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth and outside of his or her spacecraft. ... Crew Jeffrey S. Ashby (3), Commander Pamela A. Melroy (2), Pilot David A. Wolf (3), Mission Specialist Piers J. Sellers (1), Mission Specialist Sandra H. Magnus (1), Mission Specialist Fyodor N. Yurchikhin (1) (RSC), Mission Specialist Mission Parameters Mass: Orbiter Liftoff: 116,538 kg Orbiter Landing: 91,390 kg Payload... ISS Statistics Crew: 2 As of June 17, 2005 Perigee: 347. ...

While aboard Mir, Wolf became the first American to vote from space, casting a ballot in a 1997 Houston election. Houston redirects here. ...

As of 2005 he has logged 158 days in space.

Famuos Quote : "You don't know what quite is until you loose all power on a space station"

External link

• NASA Biography