Chiao

Leroy

USA

International order nº: 318

US astr. nº: 203


Personal data:

Birthdate:  28.08.1960
Birthplace:  Milwaukee / Wisconsin
Marital status:  married with Karen
Children:  none
Selection date:  17.01.1990
Selection group:  NASA-13
Job:  MSP
Status:  Ret.: 31.10.2005

Spaceflights:

Ord.
num.
Startup
spacecraft
Date and
time of
launch (UT)
Status while
launch
Spacecraft
of landing
Date and
time of
landing (UT)
Duration
1 STS-65
(Columbia/17)
16h.43m.00s.
Jul 08, 1994
MS STS-65
(Columbia/17)
10h.39m.08s.
Jul 23, 1994
14d.17h.56m.08s.
2 STS-72
(Endeavour/10)
09h.41m.00s.
Jan 11, 1996
MS STS-72
(Endeavour/10)
07h.42m.46s.
Jan 20, 1996
8d.22h.01m.46s.
3 STS-92
(Discovery/28)
23h.17m.00s.
Oct 11, 2000
MS STS-92
(Discovery/28)
21h.00m.47s.
Oct 24, 2000
12d.21h.43m.47s.
4 Soyuz-TMA5 03h.06m.28s.
Oct 14, 2004
FE1
Cdr/PE-10/ISS
Soyuz-TMA5 22h.08m.27s.
Apr 24, 2005
192d.19h.01m.59s.
Total duration: 229d 08h 43m 40s.


EVA′s:

Date of
beginning
Time of
beginning
Duration Crew & Remarks
15 Jan 1996 05:35 UT 6h 09m 19s Chiao and D.Barry; mission "STS-72"
Evaluation of EVA activity tools (EDFT-03)
17 Jan 1996 05:40 UT 6h 53m 41s Chiao and W.Scott; mission "STS-72"
Evaluation of EVA activity tools (EDFT-03)
15 Oct 2000 14:27 UT 6h 28m Chiao and W. McArthur; mission "STS-92"
The S-band Antenna Support Assembly was relocated on the Z1 Truss. The Z1 starboard bulkhead thermal shrouds were removed and stowed. The port Extravehicular Tool Storage Devices were released and transferred from the Spacelab Logistics Pallet to the Z1 Truss. The Z1-to-Node 1 umbilicals, or cables, were connected. The Space-to-Ground Antenna dish was installed onto the boom and the boom was deployed
17 Oct 2000 14:30 UT 6h 48m Chiao and W.McArthur; mission "STS-92"
Two DC-to-DC Converter Unit-Heat Pipes were installed on Z1. The Z1 keel pin assembly was then relocated to another location on Z1. The Z1/P6 launch locks were removed, then the Assembly Power Converter Units jumpers were also removed from the Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 to allow for installation of four Z1 cables. The starboard Extravehicular Tool Storage Device was released and transferred from the Spacelab Logistics Pallet to the Z1 Truss.
26 Jan 2005 07:41 UT 5h 30m Chiao and S.Sharipov; expedition ISS-10. The 14th EVA from airlock Pirs.
Installing a work platform on the hull of the command module, to mount the European commercial experiment Rokviss, to relocate the Japanese space exposure experiment package and to install a Russian biological experiment
28 Mar 2005 06:25 4h 30m Chiao and S.Sharipov; expedition ISS-10. The 15th EVA from airlock Pirs.
Installing three communications antennas for the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) and a GPS (Global Positioning System) antenna; Sharipov manually deployed a Russian experiment, tossing a small science satellite called "Nanosatellite" into orbit
Total: 36h.19m. EVAs: 6


Backup assignments:

No. Mission Job Date
1  Soyuz TMA-4  Flight Engineer  

Additional information


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