July 17, 2019

Former NASA astronaut Linda Godwin

Scenes of former NASA astronaut and Southeast Missouri native Linda Godwin's experiences from STS-108 Shuttle Mission on which she served as mission specialist.

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Astronauts Linda M. Godwin (red stripes) and Daniel M. Tani, both STS-108 mission specialists, are pictured Dec. 10, 2001, near the end of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm during the four-hour, 12-minute session of extravehicular activity (EVA).

Astronauts Daniel M. Tani (left) and Linda M. Godwin, both STS-108 mission specialists, along with Mark E. Kelly and Dominic L. Gorie, pilot and mission commander, respectively, are photographed during a joint shuttle-station pre-flight press conference Nov. 13, 2001, at Johnson Space Center (JSC).

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, speaks from the podium Dec. 19, 2001, in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field during the STS-108 and Expedition Three crew return ceremonies. The STS-108 crew delivered the Expedition Four crew and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and brought the Expedition Three crew back to Earth.

The Expedition Four, STS-108, and Expedition Three crews assemble for a meal in Dec. 2001 in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). From left (bottom) are cosmonauts Yury I. Onufrienko, Expedition Four mission commander; Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition Three flight engineer; along with astronauts Daniel M. Tani and Linda M. Godwin, both STS-108 mission specialists; Mark E. Kelly, STS-108 pilot; and Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., Expedition Three mission commander. From left (top) are astronauts Carl E. Walz and Daniel W. Bursch, both Expedition Four flight engineers; Dominic L. Gorie, STS-108 mission commander; and cosmonaut Vladimir N. Dezhurov, Expedition Three flight engineer. Onufrienko, Mikhail, and Dezhurov represent Rosaviakosmos.

Astronauts Linda M. Godwin (lower left) and Daniel M. Tani, both STS-108 mission specialists, are pictured Dec. 10, 2001, near the end of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm during the four-hour, 12-minute session of extravehicular activity (EVA).

A "fish-eye" lens on a 35mm camera records astronauts Mark E. Kelly (right), STS-108 pilot, and Linda M. Godwin, mission specialist, at the controls of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm in Dec. 2001 on the shuttle's aft flight deck.

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, works Dec. 10, 2001, during a four-hour, 12-minute session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The main objective of the space walk was to install thermal blankets on mechanisms that rotate the International Space Station's (ISS) main solar arrays.

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, works Dec. 10, 2001, near the end of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's remote manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm during the four-hour, 12-minute session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The main objective of the space walk was to install thermal blankets on mechanisms that rotate the International Space Station's (ISS) main solar arrays.

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, is pictured with cosmonaut Yuri Onufrienko, Expedition Four commander, Dec. 7, 2001, on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour as the vehicle heads toward a rendezvous date with the International Space Station (ISS). 

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, is pictured near the end of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's remote manipulator system (RMS) arm Dec. 10, 2001, during the four-hour session of extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Daniel M. Tani (out of frame), mission specialist, joined Godwin on the space walk.

Astronauts Daniel M. Tani (left) and Linda M. Godwin, both STS-108 mission specialists, attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suits, are photographed in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's airlock Dec. 10, 2001, prior to their four-hour space walk. Astronaut Dominic L.Gorie, mission commander, is visible in the background.

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, photographed Dec. 10, 2001, during a four-hour, 12-minute session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The main objective of the space walk was to install thermal blankets on mechanisms that rotate the International Space Station's (ISS) main solar arrays.

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, photographed with food supplies Dec. 6, 2001, on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Smoke billows from Launch Pad 39B as the Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off into an afternoon sky Dec. 5, 2001, to begin the STS-108 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff occurred at 5:19:28 p.m. (EST), December 5, 2001. Onboard were four STS-108 astronauts and three Expedition Four crewmembers en route to replace a three-person crew aboard the orbital outpost.

Like a lighted taper, Space Shuttle Endeavour shines atop its contrail as it soars into space Dec. 5, 2001, to begin the STS-108 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Liftoff occurred at 5:19:28 p.m. (EST), December 5, 2001, from Launch Pad 39B. Onboard were four STS-108 astronauts and three Expedition Four crewmembers en route to replace a three-person crew aboard the orbital outpost.

The Space Shuttle Endeavour's main landing gear is just about to touch down Dec. 17, 2001, on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), with a mission elapsed time of 11 days, 19 hours, 35 minutes. Main gear touchdown occurred at 12:55:10 p.m. (EST), nose gear touchdown at 12:55:23 p.m., wheel stop at 12:56:13 p.m. The landing, the 57th at KSC in the history of the program completed the STS-108 mission known as Utilization Flight 1, which was the 12th mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Onboard at landing were STS-108 astronauts Dominic L. Gorie, mission commander; Mark E. Kelly, pilot; and Linda M. Godwin and Daniel M. Tani, both mission specialists; along with the returning Expedition Three crewmembers -- astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., commander; Vladimir N. Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin, both flight engineers representing Rosaviakosmos.

Astronauts Dominic L. Gorie (right) and Mark E. Kelly, STS-108 mission commander and pilot, respectively, Linda M. Godwin and Daniel M. Tani, both mission specialists, are photographed Dec. 17, 2001, near the Space Shuttle Endeavour after the completion of the STS-108 mission at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, is photographed on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in Dec. 2001 during the transfer of supplies and equipment between the shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS).

Astronauts Linda M. Godwin (left) and Daniel M. Tani, both STS-108 mission specialists, and Daniel W. Bursch and Carl E. Walz, both Expedition Four flight engineers, wait for a training and photo session to begin May 18, 2001, in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). 

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, on Sept. 17, 2001.

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, works in the Rafaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) on Dec. 12, 2001, on the International Space Station (ISS).

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, attired in her Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit, is photographed Aug. 22, 2001, prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

Astronaut Linda M. Godwin, STS-108 mission specialist, wearing a training version of the full-pressure launch and entry suit, waits for a training and photo session to begin Oct. 24, 2001, in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). 

Astronauts Linda M. Godwin and Daniel M. Tani, both STS-108 mission specialists, use the virtual reality lab Oct. 15, 2001, at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) to train for their duties aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. This type of computer interface paired with virtual reality training hardware and software helps to prepare the entire team for dealing with International Space Station (ISS) elements.

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Scenes of former NASA astronaut and Southeast Missouri native Linda Godwin's experiences from STS-108 Shuttle Mission on which she served as mission specialist.

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