Leestma

David Cornell

USA

International order nº:

US astr. nº:


International order n°: 151

US astr. n°: 81

Personal data:

Birthdate:  06 May 1949
Birthplace:  Muskegon / Michigan
Marital status:  married
Children:  six
Selection date:  19 May 1980
Selection group:  NASA-9
Job:  MSP
Status:  Ret. Dec 1992

Spaceflights:

No Launch Spacecraft Date and time
of launch (UT)		 Status while
launch		 Spacecraft
of landing		 Date and time
of landing (UT)		 Duration
1 STS-41G
(Challenger/6)		 11h.03m.00s.
Oct 05, 1984		 MS STS-41G
(Challenger/6)		 16h.27m.32s.
Oct 13, 1984		 8d.05h.24m.32s.
2 STS-28
(Columbia/8)		 12h.37m.00s.
Aug 08, 1989		 MS STS-28
(Columbia/8)		 13h.37m.53s.
Aug 13, 1989		 5d.01h.00m.53s.
3 STS-45
(Atlantis/11)		 13h.13m.40s.
Mar 24, 1992		 MS STS-45
(Atlantis/11)		 11h.24m.04s.
Apr 02, 1992		 8d.22h.10m.24s.
Total duration: 22d 04h 35m 49s


EVA′s:

Date of
beginning		 Time (UT) of
beginning		 Duration Explanation
11 Oct 1984 ? 3h 27m Leestma and K.Sullivan; mission "STS-41G" - Satellite refueling demonstration, first EVA of an American female astronaut
Total: 3h 27m EVAs: 1

Additional information

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