Fuglesang

Arne Christer

Sweden


International order n°: 452

Sweden astr. n°: 1


Personal data:

Birthdate:  18.03.1957
Birthplace:  Stockholm
Marital status:  married
Children:  three
Selection date:  15.05.1992
Selection group:  ESA-2 / EAC
Job:  MSP
Status:  active

Spaceflights:

No Launch
spacecraft
Launch date
and time (UT)
Status while
launch
Landing
Spacecraft
Landing date
and time (UT)
Duration
1 STS-116
(Discovery/33)
10 Dec 2006
01h 47m 35s
MS STS-116
(Discovery/33)
22 Dec 2006
22h 32m 52s
12d 20h 45m 17s
2 STS-128
(Discovery/37)
29 Aug 2009
03h 59m
MSP STS-128
(Discovery/37)
12 Sep 2009
00h 53m
13d 20h 54m
Total duration: 26d 17h 39m 17s

EVA's:

Date of
beginning
Time of
beginning
Duration Explanation
12 Dec 2006 20:31 UT 6h 36m Fuglesang and R.Curbeam; mission STS-116. The 26th EVA from airlock Quest.
Align and connect the P5 truss segment to P4
14 Dec 2006 19:41 UT 5h 00m Fuglesang and R.Curbeam; mission STS-116. The 27th EVA from airlock Quest.
Reconfigure power on channels 2 and 3 of the station's electrical system
18 Dec 2006 19:00 UT 6h 38m Fuglesang and R.Curbeam; mission STS-116. The 29th EVA from airlock Quest.
Fully retract the array
03 Sep 2009 - UT 6h 39m Fuglesang and D.Olivas; mission STS-128.
Removing the new ammonia tank from the shuttle's payload bay and replacing it with the used tank on the station. The new tank, weighing about 1,800 pounds, was the most mass ever moved around by spacewalking astronauts. After the new tank was installed, the old one was stowed in the shuttle for its return to Earth.
05 Sep 2009 - UT 7h 01m Fuglesang and D.Olivas; mission STS-128.
Preparing for the arrival of the Tranquility node by attaching cables between the starboard truss and the Unity node, the area where Tranquility will be installed. Tranquility is targeted to arrive to the station on STS-130 in February 2010. The spacewalkers also replaced a communications sensor device, installed two new GPS antennas and a new circuit breaker.
Total: 31h 54m EVAs: 5

Backup assignments

No. Mission Job Date
1  Soyuz TM-22  Flight Engineer  

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Additional information


Ref: #16, #21 - update: 30.01.10