| Birthdate: | 25 May 1965 |
| Birthplace: | North Hollywood / California |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | five |
| Selection date: | 04 Jun 1998 |
| Selection group: | NASA-17 |
| Job: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 25 May 2010 |
OlivasJohn Daniel |
USA |
International order n°: 459 |
US astr. n°: 291 |
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| N° | Startup spacecraft |
Date and time launch (UT) |
Status while launch |
Spacecraft of landing |
Date and time
landing (UT) |
Duration |
| 1 | STS-117 (Atlantis/28) |
08 Jun 2007 23h 38m 04s |
MS | STS-117 (Atlantis/28) |
22 Jun 2007 19h 50m 48s |
13d 20h 12m 44s |
| 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: | 27d 17h 06m 44s | |||||
| Date of beginning |
Time of beginning |
Duration | Crew & Remarks |
| 11 Jun 2007 | 20:03 UR | 6h 15m | Olivas and J.Reilly; mission STS-117. The 33rd EVA from airlock Quest. Hooking up power cables to begin activation of the S3/S4 truss and starting to prepare the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint, also known as the SARJ, for activation |
| 15 Jun 2007 | 17:24 UT | 7h 58m | Olivas and J.Reilly; mission STS-117. The 35th EVA from airlock Quest. - Unscheduled EVA for Atlantis′ thermal blanket repair. Finishing removing the SARJ′s launch locks and restraints so that it can be activated and repairing of the Shuttle′s heat shield |
| 01 Sep 2009 | - UT | 6h 35m | Olivas and N.Stott; mission STS-128. Preparing for the replacement of an empty ammonia tank on the station′s port truss, or backbone, by releasing its bolts. They also retrieved a materials processing experiment and a European science experiment mounted outside the Columbus laboratory and stowed them in Discovery′s cargo bay for their return to Earth. |
| 03 Sep 2009 | - UT | 6h 39m | Olivas and C.Fuglesang; 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 | Olivas and C.Fuglesang; 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: | 34h 28m | EVAs: 5 | |