Carlos I. Noriega
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| Country: | United States |
| Organization: | NASA |
| selected on | December 9, 1994 ( 15th NASA Group ) |
| Calls: | 2 space flights |
| Start of the first space flight: |
May 15, 1997 |
| Landing of the last space flight: |
December 11, 2000 |
| Time in space: | 20d 01h 18m |
| EVA inserts: | 3 |
| EVA total duration: | 19h 20m |
| retired on | January 2005 |
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Carlos Ismael Noriega (born October 8, 1959 in Lima , Peru ) is a former American astronaut of Peruvian descent.
Noriega received a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Southern California in 1981 and a master's degree in computer science and a master's in space systems engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1990 .
Noriega joined the United States Marine Corps in 1981 . After completing his pilot training, he flew the CH-46 Sea Knight transport helicopter at Marine Corps Air Station in Hawaii from 1983 to 1985 . Noriega completed two six-month missions on ships in the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean, including supporting the multinational peacekeeping forces in Beirut ( Lebanon ). In September 1990, he joined the United States Space Command , where he worked on software development for missile warning systems.
Astronaut activity
Noriega was selected by NASA as an astronaut aspirant in December 1994 and subsequently trained as a mission specialist.
STS-84
On May 15, 1997, Noriega flew to the Mir space station on the space shuttle Atlantis on its first space flight . After docking, several tons of equipment and experiments were brought into the Russian space station. In addition, a team change was made. Astronaut Jerry Linenger was relieved after four months and returned to Earth by shuttle. Mike Foale took his place . After nine days, the STS-84 mission ended on May 24th.
STS-97
His last flight into space took Noriega to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 1, 2000 with the space shuttle Endeavor . The five-person crew brought the grid structure P6 , equipped with solar panels for power generation and radiators for cooling, to the station. After the coupling, the element was removed from the orbiter's cargo bay and Noriega and Joseph Tanner connected it to the space station during three exits . In total, the two astronauts worked 19 hours in free space. Then the hatches were opened and the ISS crew could greet the Endeavor crew. One day later, the shuttle started its return.
After STS-97, Noriega trained in the backup team of ISS Expedition 6 and later as a member of the team of STS-121 . In July 2004, Piers Sellers replaced Noriega as a STS-121 crew member on medical grounds . At the time, Noriega was head of the Exploration Systems Engineering Division at the Johnson Space Center .
In January 2005, Noriega retired from the NASA astronaut corps and is currently the manager of the Advanced Projects Office within the Constellation program .
Private
Carlos Noriega and his wife, Wendy, have five children, including triplets.
See also
- List of spacemen
- List of space shuttle missions
- List of manned space flights
- List of manned missions to the International Space Station
Web links
- Short biography of Carlos I. Noriega at spacefacts.de
- NASA biography of Carlos I. Noriega (English; PDF)
- Biography of Carlos I. Noriega in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
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| SURNAME | Noriega, Carlos I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Noriega, Carlos Ismael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronaut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lima , Peru |