NASA Astronaut Group 11
Introduction '''NASA Astronaut Group 11''' was a group of 13 NASA astronauts announced on 4 June 1985.
Group members === Pilots ===*'''Michael A. Baker''' (born 1953), U.S. Navy (4 flights):STS-43 ''Atlantis'' — August 1991 — Pilot — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite deployment:STS-52 ''Columbia'' — October/November 1992 — Pilot — LAGEOS-II deployment and operation of the U.S. Microgravity Payload-1 (USMP-1):STS-68 ''Endeavour'' — September/October 1994 — Commander — Radar imaging:STS-81 ''Atlantis'' — January 1997 — Commander — fifth Shuttle-Mir mission*'''Robert D. Cabana''' (born 1949), U.S. Marine Corps (4 flights) - Currently NASA Associate Administrator:STS-41 ''Discovery'' — October 1990 — Pilot — ''Ulysses'' probe deployment:STS-53 ''Discovery'' — December 1992 — Pilot — classified United States Department of Defense payload:STS-65 ''Columbia'' — July 1994 — Commander — second International Microgravity Laboratory mission:STS-88 ''Endeavour'' — December 1998 — Commander — first Space Shuttle mission to the ISS*'''Brian Duffy''' (born 1953), U.S. Air Force (4 flights):STS-45 ''Atlantis'' — March/April 1992 — Pilot — Spacelab mission:STS-57 ''Endeavour'' — June/July 1993 — Pilot — SPACEHAB mission:STS-72 ''Endeavour'' — January 1996 — Commander — capture and return of Space Flyer Unit (SFU):STS-92 ''Discovery'' — October 2000 — Commander — ISS assembly flight and 100th mission of the Space Shuttle*'''Terence T. Henricks''' (born 1952), U.S. Air Force (4 flights):STS-44 ''Atlantis'' — November/December 1991 — Pilot — Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite deployment:STS-55 ''Columbia'' — April/May 1993 — Pilot — Spacelab mission:STS-70 ''Discovery'' — July 1995 — Commander — Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) deployment:STS-78 ''Columbia'' — June/July 1996 — Commander — Spacelab mission*'''Stephen S. Oswald''' (born 1951), U.S. Navy (3 flights):STS-42 ''Discovery'' — January 1992 — Pilot — Spacelab mission:STS-56 ''Discovery'' — April 1993 — Pilot — Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science-2 (ATLAS-2) operation:STS-67 ''Endeavour'' — March 1995 — Commander — Spacelab mission*'''Stephen Thorne''' (1953–1986), U.S. Navy:Died in an airplane accident before he could finish astronaut training.=== Mission specialists ===*'''Jerome Apt''' (born 1949), Physicist (4 flights):STS-37 ''Atlantis'' — April 1991 — Mission Specialist — Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) deployment:STS-47 ''Endeavour'' — September 1992 — Mission Specialist — Spacelab mission:STS-59 ''Endeavour'' — April 1994 — Mission Specialist — Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C (SIR-C) operation:STS-79 ''Atlantis'' — September 1996 — Mission Specialist — first shuttle mission to a fully completed Mir space station*'''Charles D. Gemar''' (born 1955), U.S. Army (3 flights):STS-38 ''Atlantis'' — November 1990 — Mission Specialist — classified United States Department of Defense payload:STS-48 ''Discovery'' — September 1991 — Mission Specialist — Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite deployment:STS-62 ''Columbia'' — March 1994 — Mission Specialist — operation of the U.S. Microgravity Payload-2 (USMP-2)*'''Linda M. Godwin''' (born 1952), Scientist (4 flights) - Currently Assistant to the Director for Exploration, Flight Crew Operations Directorate at the Johnson Space Center:STS-37 ''Atlantis'' — April 1991 — Mission Specialist — Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) deployment:STS-59 ''Endeavour'' — April 1994 — Mission Specialist — Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C (SIR-C) operation:STS-76 ''Atlantis'' — March 1996 — Mission Specialist — third Shuttle-Mir mission:STS-108 ''Endeavour'' — December 2001 — Mission Specialist — ISS crew rotation mission*'''Richard Hieb''' (born 1955), Engineer (3 flights):STS-39 ''Discovery'' — April/May 1991 — Mission Specialist — United States Department of Defense research mission:STS-49 ''Endeavour'' — May 1992 — Mission Specialist — Maiden flight of ''Endeavour,'' Intelsat 603 capture and redeployment to a correct orbit, first and only (as of 2019) EVA involving three astronauts:STS-65 ''Columbia'' — July 1994 — Mission Specialist — second International Microgravity Laboratory mission*'''Tamara E. Jernigan''' (born 1959), Scientist (5 flights):STS-40 ''Columbia'' — June 1991 — Mission Specialist — fifth Spacelab mission and the first dedicated solely to biology:STS-52 ''Columbia'' — October/November 1992 — Mission Specialist — LAGEOS-II deployment and operation of the U.S. Microgravity Payload-1 (USMP-1):STS-67 ''Endeavour'' — March 1995 — Mission Specialist — Spacelab mission:STS-80 ''Columbia'' — November/December 1996 — Mission Specialist — Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer-Shuttle Pallet Satellite II (ORFEUS-SPAS II) and Wake Shield Facility-3 deployment, operation as free-floating satellites and recapture:STS-96 ''Discovery'' — May/June 1999 — Mission Specialist — ISS assembly and logistics, first Space Shuttle flight to dock with the ISS*'''Carl J. Meade''' (born 1950), U.S. Air Force (3 flights):STS-38 ''Atlantis'' — November 1990 — Mission Specialist — classified United States Department of Defense payload:STS-50 ''Columbia'' — June/July 1992 — Mission Specialist — U.S. Microgravity Laboratory 1 Spacelab mission:STS-64 ''Discovery'' — September 1994 — Mission Specialist — Lidar In-space Technology Experiment (LITE) operation and the last untethered U.S. extravehicular activity (EVA) during the Space Shuttle program*'''Pierre J. Thuot''' (born 1955), U.S. Navy (3 flights):STS-36 ''Atlantis'' — February/March 1990 — Mission Specialist — classified United States Department of Defense payload:STS-49 ''Endeavour'' — May 1992 — Mission Specialist — Maiden flight of ''Endeavour,'' Intelsat 603 capture and redeployment to a correct orbit, first and only (as of 2019) EVA involving three astronauts:STS-62 ''Columbia'' — March 1994 — Mission Specialist — operation of the U.S. Microgravity Payload-2 (USMP-2)
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